Two militants killed in J&K gunfight
Srinagar, July 25 : Two militants were killed on Wednesday in a gunfight with the security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag town.
Security forces had surrounded the Kotwal Mohalla after receiving intelligence inputs about the presence of two Lashkar-e-Taiha (LeT) militants hiding in the area.
Civilians were evacuated from the densely populated neighbourhood before the flushing out of the militants began.
The final assault on the hiding militants came after they opened fire at the security forces as the cordon around them was tightened, police said.
"We have recovered two bodies of militants from the encounter site. Firing has stopped, but searches are still going on. Identification will follow," the police officer said.
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Tumkur: 24-year-old rider killed in car-bike head-on collision in Tiptur
Tiptur: A 24-year-old rider was killed on the spot in a head-on collision between his motorbike and a car near Bidiregudi of Kasaba hobli in the taluk.
The deceased rider, Vijay Kumar, was a resident of BL Koppalu Basaveshwara Nagara in Kasaba hobli, Arsikere taluk.
He was reportedly returning home after work at a welding factory near TM Manjunath Nagar Gate, Tiptur, when a car coming from the opposite direction collided with his bike near Bidiregudi. Vijay Kumar is said to have died at the spot due to the impact of the collision.
Locals have blamed the lack of signboards and other precautionary measures amid the construction of a four-lane national highway in the area, mainly between Bidiregudi and Konehalli. They have said that the carelessness of the National Highway Authorities of India (NHAI) has led to frequent accidents in the region.
“A meeting of officers from various government departments, including the police, was held recently under the chairmanship of the local legislator, but several NHAI officials were reportedly absent. Despite the meeting, officials appear careless in implementing safety measures, leading to a rise in accidents,” the locals said, demanding immediate action from the concerned authorities.
