Twenty people were killed in Kashmir on Sunday. Thirteen of them were militants, killed in three separate encounters, giving the security forces their biggest success in over a decade.&nbsp

Three Army men also lost their lives in the operations, but it was the deaths of four civilians and the injuries to 55 people in the crossfire between the security forces and militants and in clashes with the forces that had the Jammu and Kashmir government worried.

It all started at midnight when the sounds of gunfire were in heard in Anantnag's Diyalgam village, in where an encounter broke out between security forces and militants. One Hizbul militant was killed and another captured alive.&nbsp

The operation started at around 12.45 am, concluded at 3 in the morning.&nbsp

The Anantnag SSP, who was leading the operations, said he had tried to get both militants to surrender, but one of them fired and the security forces retaliated.&nbsp

" I bought the family of both the militants who were in same locality where militants were trapped, they even made appeal to them to surrender and I also assured them that if they surrender they will not be harmed, we delayed operation almost by about 1 hour but when one of them fired on us we retaliated and in the encounter we killed one but were successful in capturing one alive," the police officer said.

Post-encounter searches were still on in Diyalgam when the focus shifted to the militant bastion and apple town of Shopian.&nbsp

The security forces had managed to cordon off dozens of militants in two places.&nbsp

The first strike was on the Dragad-Sugan village where, intelligence inputs said, as many as 11 militants were hiding in a house. Sources said the militants belonged to the Hizbul Mujahideen and the Lashkar e Taiba, and that it was a scheduled meeting between the two groups to chalk out a future strategy.&nbsp

The militants and the security forces were soon exchanging heavy fire.&nbsp

It is believed four of the 11 militants, including top Lashkar commander "Zinat-ul-Islam", were able to escape but the other 7 were killed in a five-hour-long gun battle. Two civilians were shot in the exchange of fire, with one of them falling to his injuries later.&nbsp

They seven slain militants were identified as local Hizbul militants Adil Ahmed Thoker of Humhuna, Nazim Dar of Nagbal, Ubaid Shafi Malla of Trenz, Yawar Itoo of Safanagri-Zainapora, Rayees Ahmed Thoker of Padarpora, Ashfaq &nbspMalik of Pinjura, and ZubairTuray of the main town of Shopian. All fo them were from Shopian district.&nbsp

Of the seven, Zubair Turray and Ashfaq Malik were A++ category militants, the rest being classified as C category.

At the same time, another bloody encounter was in progress just a few kilometres away in Kachdoora village as were heavy clashes between the police-CRPF and locals.&nbsp

In the meantime, the top brass of the security forces including the J&K DGP, GOC 15 Corps Army and IG CRPF held a press conference giving details of the ongoing encounters.&nbsp

They said eight militants, two civilians, and two Army soldiers had been killed in the three encounters. They added that 25 people had received pellet injuries, and 6 had received bullet injuries.&nbsp

They also claimed that two of the militants killed had been involved in the killing of Lt Umar Fayaz in Shopian in May 2016. "Two of the slain militants were involved in the killing of young army officer Umar Fayyaz in Shopian in May last and today we avenged that," said Lt Gen A K Bhatt, GoC 15 Corps".&nbsp

At the same press conference, Vaid and the IG CRPF again appealed to the people, especially parents, to keep their sons away from encounter sites. They added however that they would not shy away taking strict action against whomsoever disturbs the operations and made clear that such anti-militancy operation would continue. They also, again, urged the local militants to surrender

"I will like to make it clear that our operations against militants will not stop,” IG CRPF Zulfiqar Hassan said.&nbsp

“It is painful for all of us to see the loss of young lives. I appeal to the parents of boys who have taken the wrong path that they should convince their wards to leave the path of violence,” said Vaid.

The toll from the three encounters later went up to 20, when Vaid confirmed that five bodies of militants had been recovered from the Kachdoora encounter site. He added that one Army soldier had died from his injuries and that two more civilians had died in the clashes.

"We have recovered 5 militant bodies from debris of kachdoora encounter site, and two more civilians have died in clashes and its unfortunate that we lost one more soldier," said Vaid.

But massive protests broke out in south Kashmir, largely in Shopian, and in Srinagar as soon as news spread that all the militants gunned down had been local Kashmiris. The four civilian deaths only added to the anger.&nbsp

Smelling trouble, the authorities suspended mobile internet services across the Valley to stop rumour mongering train services was also suspended.&nbsp

The Joint Resistance Leadership meanwhile called for two days of shutdown in the Kashmir valley.&nbsp 
A statement was issued by Syed Ali Shah Gillani, Mirwaiz Umer Farooq and Yaseen malik, saying: "Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL) has asked people to suspend business and other activities for today and tomorrow, and offer funeral prayers in absentia at 4 pm across Kashmir valley".&nbsp

As soon the statement was published, exams which had been scheduled for Monday were postponed, with the authorities ordering schools and colleges to remain closed. Keeping the strike call in view, restrictions were imposed in the seven police station areas of Srinagar and in the Shopian, Pulwama, Kulgam and Anantnag district of south Kashmir.&nbsp

Thirteen of them were militants, killed in three separate encounters, giving the security forces their biggest success in over a decade

Twenty people were killed in Kashmir on Sunday. Thirteen of them were militants, killed in three separate encounters, giving the security forces their biggest success in over a decade. Three Army men also lost their lives in the operations, but it was the deaths of four civilians and the injuries to 55 people in the crossfire between the security forces and militants and in clashes with the forces that had the Jammu and Kashmir government worried. It all started at midnight when the sounds of gunfire were in heard in Anantnag's Diyalgam village, in where an encounter broke out between security forces and militants. One Hizbul militant was killed and another captured alive. The operation started at around 12.45 am, concluded at 3 in the morning. The Anantnag SSP, who was leading the operations, said he had tried to get both militants to surrender, but one of them fired and the security forces retaliated. " I bought the family of both the militants who were in same locality where militants were trapped, they even made appeal to them to surrender and I also assured them that if they surrender they will not be harmed, we delayed operation almost by about 1 hour but when one of them fired on us we retaliated and in the encounter we killed one but were successful in capturing one alive," the police officer said. Post-encounter searches were still on in Diyalgam when the focus shifted to the militant bastion and apple town of Shopian. The security forces had managed to cordon off dozens of militants in two places. The first strike was on the Dragad-Sugan village where, intelligence inputs said, as many as 11 militants were hiding in a house. Sources said the militants belonged to the Hizbul Mujahideen and the Lashkar e Taiba, and that it was a scheduled meeting between the two groups to chalk out a future strategy. The militants and the security forces were soon exchanging heavy fire. It is believed four of the 11 militants, including top Lashkar commander "Zinat-ul-Islam", were able to escape but the other 7 were killed in a five-hour-long gun battle. Two civilians were shot in the exchange of fire, with one of them falling to his injuries later. They seven slain militants were identified as local Hizbul militants Adil Ahmed Thoker of Humhuna, Nazim Dar of Nagbal, Ubaid Shafi Malla of Trenz, Yawar Itoo of Safanagri-Zainapora, Rayees Ahmed Thoker of Padarpora, Ashfaq &nbspMalik of Pinjura, and ZubairTuray of the main town of Shopian. All fo them were from Shopian district. Of the seven, Zubair Turray and Ashfaq Malik were A++ category militants, the rest being classified as C category. At the same time, another bloody encounter was in progress just a few kilometres away in Kachdoora village as were heavy clashes between the police-CRPF and locals. In the meantime, the top brass of the security forces including the J&K DGP, GOC 15 Corps Army and IG CRPF held a press conference giving details of the ongoing encounters. They said eight militants, two civilians, and two Army soldiers had been killed in the three encounters. They added that 25 people had received pellet injuries, and 6 had received bullet injuries. They also claimed that two of the militants killed had been involved in the killing of Lt Umar Fayaz in Shopian in May 2016. "Two of the slain militants were involved in the killing of young army officer Umar Fayyaz in Shopian in May last and today we avenged that," said Lt Gen A K Bhatt, GoC 15 Corps". At the same press conference, Vaid and the IG CRPF again appealed to the people, especially parents, to keep their sons away from encounter sites. They added however that they would not shy away taking strict action against whomsoever disturbs the operations and made clear that such anti-militancy operation would continue. They also, again, urged the local militants to surrender "I will like to make it clear that our operations against militants will not stop,” IG CRPF Zulfiqar Hassan said. “It is painful for all of us to see the loss of young lives. I appeal to the parents of boys who have taken the wrong path that they should convince their wards to leave the path of violence,” said Vaid. The toll from the three encounters later went up to 20, when Vaid confirmed that five bodies of militants had been recovered from the Kachdoora encounter site. He added that one Army soldier had died from his injuries and that two more civilians had died in the clashes. "We have recovered 5 militant bodies from debris of kachdoora encounter site, and two more civilians have died in clashes and its unfortunate that we lost one more soldier," said Vaid. But massive protests broke out in south Kashmir, largely in Shopian, and in Srinagar as soon as news spread that all the militants gunned down had been local Kashmiris. The four civilian deaths only added to the anger. Smelling trouble, the authorities suspended mobile internet services across the Valley to stop rumour mongering train services was also suspended. The Joint Resistance Leadership meanwhile called for two days of shutdown in the Kashmir valley. A statement was issued by Syed Ali Shah Gillani, Mirwaiz Umer Farooq and Yaseen malik, saying: "Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL) has asked people to suspend business and other activities for today and tomorrow, and offer funeral prayers in absentia at 4 pm across Kashmir valley". As soon the statement was published, exams which had been scheduled for Monday were postponed, with the authorities ordering schools and colleges to remain closed. Keeping the strike call in view, restrictions were imposed in the seven police station areas of Srinagar and in the Shopian, Pulwama, Kulgam and Anantnag district of south Kashmir.

A day in Kashmir: 20 killed including 4 civilians, 55 injured

Jammu and Kashmir Director General of Police (DGP) Shesh Paul Vaid on Sunday informed that the Shopian encounter has ended and added that&nbsp;a total of 13 terrorists were neutralised out of which one was caught alive.

Three soldiers were martyred and four civilians lost their lives, he added.

He had earlier informed that seven terrorists killed in the encounter with the security forces in Shopian's Dragad were locals.

Terror groups in the Valley suffered a major setback as 11 terrorists were gunned down in counter-insurgency operations in three different areas in South Kashmir in which three Army jawans and two civilians were also killed.

The DGP said that a huge cache of weapons were also recovered from the killed terrorists.'

Moreover, mobile and internet services were suspended on Sunday as a precautionary measure following the killing of 11 militants in South Kashmir.&nbsp;

According to primary information the decision to snap internet services was taken to prevent mischievous elements from creating law and order problems in the Valley.

The terrorists were killed in three different encounters over two days.

In Anantnag the encounter ended on March 31, and today two separate encounters took place in the morning, the first one being in Shopian`s Dragad and another one in Kachdoora, which is still underway.

Three Army personnel Gunner Arvinder Kumar, Gunner Nilesh Singh and Sepoy Hetram lost their lives in the Anantnag and Shopian encounters.

Terror groups in the Valley suffered a major setback as 11 terrorists were gunned down in counter-insurgency operations in three different areas in South Kashmir in which three Army jawans and two civilians were also killed

Jammu and Kashmir Director General of Police (DGP) Shesh Paul Vaid on Sunday informed that the Shopian encounter has ended and added that a total of 13 terrorists were neutralised out of which one was caught alive. Three soldiers were martyred and four civilians lost their lives, he added. He had earlier informed that seven terrorists killed in the encounter with the security forces in Shopian's Dragad were locals. Terror groups in the Valley suffered a major setback as 11 terrorists were gunned down in counter-insurgency operations in three different areas in South Kashmir in which three Army jawans and two civilians were also killed. The DGP said that a huge cache of weapons were also recovered from the killed terrorists.' Moreover, mobile and internet services were suspended on Sunday as a precautionary measure following the killing of 11 militants in South Kashmir. According to primary information the decision to snap internet services was taken to prevent mischievous elements from creating law and order problems in the Valley. The terrorists were killed in three different encounters over two days. In Anantnag the encounter ended on March 31, and today two separate encounters took place in the morning, the first one being in Shopian`s Dragad and another one in Kachdoora, which is still underway. Three Army personnel Gunner Arvinder Kumar, Gunner Nilesh Singh and Sepoy Hetram lost their lives in the Anantnag and Shopian encounters.

Shopian encounter ended, 13 terrorists neutralised: SP Vaid

A third terrorist was killed in the <a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/1-soldier-2-terrorists-killed-in-jk-encounter-25870" target="_blank">Qazigund encounter</a> that broke out Monday.&nbsp;

Jammu and Kashmir DGP SP Vaid said a fourth terrorist was captured alive.&nbsp;

He also claimed that the killings and capture meant the group that had attacked the Amarnath Yatra earlier this year had been &quot;wiped out&quot;.&nbsp;

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<a href="http://Seven Amarnath Yatra pilgrims killed in terror attack in Anantnag, Kashmir" target="_blank">Also read: Seven Amarnath Yatra pilgrims killed in terror attack in Anantnag, Kashmir</a>

Two terrorists had been killed in the encounter Monday, which started after they attacked an army convoy heading to Srinagar.&nbsp;

One armyman was killed in the gunbattle, and another injured.&nbsp;

ANI reported that 3G and 2G data services were suspended in Anantnag district after the killing of the three terrorists.

The train service from Qazigund to Baramulla was also suspended.

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Jammu and Kashmir DGP SP Vaid said a fourth terrorist was captured alive

A third terrorist was killed in the Qazigund encounter that broke out Monday. Jammu and Kashmir DGP SP Vaid said a fourth terrorist was captured alive. He also claimed that the killings and capture meant the group that had attacked the Amarnath Yatra earlier this year had been "wiped out". 3 terrorists have been eliminated, 2 have been identified as Pakistani nationals, 1 of them was divisional commander of LeT. The 3rd one is a local. The 3 had also figured in attack on Amarnath Yatris this year. So the entire group has been eliminated: SP Vaid, DGP J&K #Qazigund pic.twitter.com/kJQmdYKe6M — ANI (@ANI) December 5, 2017 × Body of third terrorist Yawar a local was also recovered from encounter site & 4th terrorist caught alive in injured condition. Well done boys. — Shesh Paul Vaid (@spvaid) December 5, 2017 × With the elimination of Abu Ismail earlier & now these three Abu Mavia , Furkan & Yawar group that attacked Amarnath Yatries is wiped out. — Shesh Paul Vaid (@spvaid) December 5, 2017 × Also read: Seven Amarnath Yatra pilgrims killed in terror attack in Anantnag, Kashmir Two terrorists had been killed in the encounter Monday, which started after they attacked an army convoy heading to Srinagar. One armyman was killed in the gunbattle, and another injured. ANI reported that 3G and 2G data services were suspended in Anantnag district after the killing of the three terrorists. The train service from Qazigund to Baramulla was also suspended.

Qazigund encounter: Third terrorist killed, police say group that attacked Amarnath Yatra 'wiped out'

In Kashmir, there were 72 cases of people beating up innocents on the suspicion of them being braid-choppers and cases would be registered against all those who took law into their own hands, Director General of Police (DGP) Dr SP Vaid said on Monday (October 21). 
 
He also said if needed, those accused of beating&nbsp;up&nbsp;innocents would be slapped with Public Safety Act (PSA), but no innocent person being branded as braid-chopper by the public on suspicion would be booked. 
 
&quot;In 72 cases (of braid chopping), people took law into their own hands and beat up the innocent (in Kashmir Valley)&quot;, DGP Vaid told PTI today. 
 
Asserting that FIRs would be lodged in all the 72 cases, he said, &quot;The police will deal with miscreants sternly.&quot; 
 
The DGP said police would not book any innocent person and in cases where an innocent person has been handed over to the police by the public on the suspicion of being a braid-chopper, police authorities should tell the facts to the media clearly. 
 
The senior police official said all districts now have Special Investigation Teams (SITs) and officials from Social Welfare and Health department have to&nbsp;be involved in it. 
 
The health department should depute teams to meet braid- chopping victims and probe the matter, he said. 
 
The DGP said, &quot;It (braid-chopping incidents) took place in many parts of northern India and then it was reported in Jammu. Such cases were also reported in south, central and north Kashmir&quot;. 
 
&quot;But the difference is that, in Kashmir, there are elements who do not want peace and normalcy,&quot; Mr Vaid said, adding such elements were trying to exploit people&#39;s sentiments to trigger unrest.&nbsp;

Director General of Police Dr SP Vaid said cases would be registered against those who took the law in their own hands

In Kashmir, there were 72 cases of people beating up innocents on the suspicion of them being braid-choppers and cases would be registered against all those who took law into their own hands, Director General of Police (DGP) Dr SP Vaid said on Monday (October 21). He also said if needed, those accused of beating up innocents would be slapped with Public Safety Act (PSA), but no innocent person being branded as braid-chopper by the public on suspicion would be booked. "In 72 cases (of braid chopping), people took law into their own hands and beat up the innocent (in Kashmir Valley)", DGP Vaid told PTI today. Asserting that FIRs would be lodged in all the 72 cases, he said, "The police will deal with miscreants sternly." The DGP said police would not book any innocent person and in cases where an innocent person has been handed over to the police by the public on the suspicion of being a braid-chopper, police authorities should tell the facts to the media clearly. The senior police official said all districts now have Special Investigation Teams (SITs) and officials from Social Welfare and Health department have to be involved in it. The health department should depute teams to meet braid- chopping victims and probe the matter, he said. The DGP said, "It (braid-chopping incidents) took place in many parts of northern India and then it was reported in Jammu. Such cases were also reported in south, central and north Kashmir". "But the difference is that, in Kashmir, there are elements who do not want peace and normalcy," Mr Vaid said, adding such elements were trying to exploit people's sentiments to trigger unrest.

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