Expressing concern over Tamil Nadu BSP chief K Armstrong's murder, Union Minister Ramdas Athawale urged Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin to transfer the case to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for a thorough investigation.
In a significant anti-Naxal operation, security forces launched a major offensive near the Chhattisgarh border in Wandoli Village today, leading to the deaths of 12 Maoists and the recovery of a substantial cache of arms.
The Indian contingent, comprised of 45 personnel, was represented by a battalion of SIKKIM SCOUTS along with personnel from other arms and services. The Mongolian contingent was being represented by personnel from 150 Quick Reaction Force Battalion of the Mongolian Army.
Balasubramanian was hacked to death while walking on the street near Tamil Nadu Minister Palanivel Thiagarajan's residence, Madurai City Police Commissioner Loganathan said.
Four Indian Army soldiers, including an officer, have been killed in action during an encounter with terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir's Doda district, officials said on Tuesday.
BJP Tamil Nadu president K Annamalai on Monday reiterated his party's demand for a CBI probe into the killing of Bahujan Samaj Party's (BSP) Tamil Nadu chief, K Armstrong to find out the "mastermind" behind the murder.
Jammu and Kashmir Police have recovered old-rusted arms and ammunition from a terrorist hideout in Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir, an official said on Monday.
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) leader D Jayakumar raised doubts on Monday about the encounter killing of one of the accused in BSP leader K Armstrong's murder.
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Friday chargesheeted four Maoists in the Chhattisgarh case in which armed cadres of the banned CPI (Maoist) outfit were arrested following an encounter with security forces, and several weapons, including BGL and BGL shells, were seized.
The police have booked the three accused under sections 308(4), 25(1b)(a) of the Indian Arms Act. The accused have been identified as Avej Chaush (27), Shaik Mateenuddin (18) and Shaik Adil (18). The police have seized a fake gun, a scooter and three mobile phones.