September 17, 2020 1:57 pm
The police said that the man escaped from custody and his body was found later, but his family alleged it was "murder in custody".
July 02, 2020 5:28 am
The J&K Police, which released the boy’s photos saying they had rescued him at the site of the encounter, said his grandfather, 65-year-old Bashir Ahmad Khan, was killed when militants opened fire on security forces on the outskirts of Sopore.
August 12, 2019 11:08 am
“We are quiet but don’t misunderstand our silence as surrender,” says Altaf Ahmad, 38, a resident of Noorbagh in Sopore. “This silence is strategic. They want us to react. But we know; it is a long battle ahead.”
February 13, 2018 5:31 am
On Monday afternoon, unidentified gunmen attacked Mohammed Yusuf Rather at Sandipora Budgam while he was in a private vehicle.
January 07, 2018 7:35 am
Though the Jaish-e-Mohammad has, in a statement to a local news agency, claimed responsibility for the Sopore attack, police say they are still investigating the case.
September 09, 2017 11:57 pm
When the forces were conducting the search operation, militants opened fire upon them following which the security personnel retaliated, triggering an encounter.
September 04, 2017 12:58 pm
Sopore encounter: The terrorists are believed to have been trapped in the area and an encounter is currently underway. Search operations are also being conducted.
June 22, 2017 8:24 am
The militants were identified as Gulzar Ahmad Lone alias Ibrahim, Hizbul district commander from Gund Brath village, and Basit Ahmad Mir alias Tahir of Andergam Pattan village. “The militants were asked to surrender but they refused,’’ said a police officer.
June 01, 2017 7:36 pm
The security forces launched a cordon-and-search operation in Natipora area of Sopore in Baramulla district at around 3.30 am after receiving information about the presence of militants there, a police official said.
May 31, 2017 5:58 pm
In the attack on a police party near Jammu and Kashmir Bank in Sopore, Baramulla district, militants hurled a grenade and injured at least four police personnel.