Militant, Special Police Officer killed in encounter in Baramulla
Srinagar: A militant and a Special Police Officer (SPO) were killed while a Sub-inspector was injured in an encounter in Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla district on Wednesday, a police spokesman said.
On a credible input, a cordon and search operation was launched jointly by police and security forces in Ganie-Hamam area , he said. During the search operation, the hiding terrorists fired on the search party. The fire was retaliated leading to an encounter, he added.
In the exchange of fire two policemen sustained injuries identified a SPO Bilal Ahmad and SI Amardeep Parihar, the spokesman said. SPO Ahmad succumbed to injuries while SI Parihar has been admitted to the Army hospital, he said.
"We pay our rich tributes to martyr Bilal who made supreme sacrifices in the line of duty," the spokesman said.
In the ensuing encounter, one terrorist was killed and the body was retrieved from the site of encounter, he said adding the identity and affiliation of the killed terrorist is being ascertained. Incriminating material including arms and ammunition was recovered from the site of encounter, he said.
The spokesman said that citizens are requested not to venture inside the encounter zone since such an area can prove dangerous due to stray explosive materials.
People are requested to cooperate with the police till the area is completely sanitized and cleared of all explosive materials, if any, he added.
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Second PUC results: Life convict clears exam with distinction, DGP lauds effort
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Bengaluru: A life convict lodged in Ballari Central Prison has successfully cleared the second PUC examination.
Ashok Kumar S, who appeared for the examination under prison escort, secured 481 marks out of 600, registering 80.1 percent.
Director General of Police (Prisons and Correctional Services), Alok Kumar (IPS), shared the development on his official ‘X’ handle, commending the inmate’s achievement.
In his post, he stated that it was heartening to see a life convict score over 80 percent in the examination, adding that the inmate had appeared from Ballari Central Prison under escort.
It’s heartening to see that one of our life convict prisoners Ashok has obtained 80.1% marks in PUC exam. He appeared under Prison escort from Ballari Central Prison for his exams.
— alok kumar (@alokkumar6994) April 9, 2026
Glad to see that Walls of the prison has not subdued his hopes for a better future. pic.twitter.com/Nzlcy076SR
He further noted that the achievement reflected that the “walls of the prison have not subdued his hopes for a better future.”
Alok Kumar in his post also shared the result sheet of Ashok.
The Karnataka School Examination and Assessment Board (KSEAB) declared the second PUC results for 2026 on April 9.
A total of 6,32,200 students appeared for the examination across all streams, of whom 5,46,698 passed, recording an overall pass percentage of 86.48 per cent.
