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‘They were undoubtedly militants… RAB had to fire 150 rounds of bullets to bring the situation under control,’ said the Rapid Action Battalion of the Rapid Action Battalion, describing his department’s encounter with terrorists in Dhaka, Bangladesh, yesterday
 

 Speaking to reporters, Sri Lanka police media spokesperson SP Ruwan Gunasekara shared the findings of investigation with the media. Police recovered weapons from terrorists after the blasts on Easter Sunday
 

15 people have lost their lives, including six suspected terrorists and nine civilians in a shootout between Sri Lankan police and suspected terrorists in Kalmunai.
 

Varadarajan of the 44 Rashtriya Rifles was posthumously awarded the Ashok Chakra, the nation's highest peace-time gallantry award. Varadarajan is survived by his father R.Varadarajan, mother Geetha, wife Indhu Rebecca Varghese, daughter Arshea, and two sisters Swetha and Nithya.

The duo was killed in a gunfight, which ensued after the Army’s Rashtriya Rifles and Kashmir Police SoG launched a cordon and search operation in Baagandar Mohalla following inputs about the presence of the militants in the area

Televangelist Zakir Naik is wanted in India for his hate speeches, inciting youngsters for terror activities and money laundering cases. He fled the country after terrorists involved in the 2016 Bangladesh attack said that they admired the preacher.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the national security is "very much" the issue of Lok Sabha elections, but the Congress, due to its "narrow mindset", does not understand this.

According to sources, intelligence input suggested that those behind the deadly attack might attempt to escape from Sri Lanka and try to enter India via sea route. Preventing any attempts by terrorists to escape in India, ships and maritime surveillance aircraft Dornier have been deployed on the maritime border with Sri Lanka.

According to a senior security official, massive flush-out drives were carried on the ground to eliminate the militants involved in the Pulwama attack. Among the terrorists who were neutralised, 27 belonged to the Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) – the terror organisation backed by Pakistan.

 

Modi said that the government's stand against terrorism is clear and it could be seen in the past five years. He mentioned the Balakot airstrikes, and rescuing of Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman from Pakistan's clutches as evidences of his government's proactive measures to combat terrorism.

Former anti-terrorism squad chief Hemant Karkare was killed along with two other senior police officers while fighting terrorists during the 26/11 attacks in Mumbai in November 2008
 

According to Levies sources, around 15 to 20 unidentified gunmen in camouflage uniform reportedly stopped five or six buses travelling between Karachi and Gwadar.

 

Pulwama police, along with 55 Rashtriya Rifles, busted a terrorist hideout in Manduna village in South Kashmir’s Pulwama on Sunday.

According to reports, as the jawans were conducting the search, militants fired upon them. A gun battle ensued when the security forces retaliated. 

Former chief minister of Chhattisgarh Raman Singh said at an interaction with journalists on Wednesday that his party, the BJP, will not get walked down by acts of terrorism. He added, 'We are not cowards unlike the terrorists. The BJP campaign for the Lok Sabha election will continue'.