Special Operations Group

Rizwan Pandit custodial death: State-appointed inquiry officer seeks report from J&K Police; family alleges 'severe torture'

The custodial death of Rizwan Pandit sparked protests across Kashmir as people hit the streets seeking that those involved should be brought to justice.

Kashmiri teacher Rizwan Pandit's custodial death is neither the first in the Valley, nor a singular event in India

The imagined trauma of a school teacher suffering in a Special Operations Group camp may have stirred civil society once again, yet Rizwan Pandit's is neither the first custodial death in India, nor is it a sudden jolt in a system we believed was very different.

Custodial death of Kashmir teacher Rizwan Pandit likely due to his affiliations with Jamaat-e-Islami, claims family

Rizwan Asad Pandit was picked up on Sunday night from his residence in Awantipora for questioning in a "terror case". The local police in Awantipora area of Pulwama had handed him over to the dreaded Special Operations Group, the counter-insurgent group of Kashmir police, where he died on Tuesday

Jammu and Kashmir: Two grenade attacks in Srinagar and Shopian within 24 hours of Zero Bridge strike; JeM claims responsibility

Within 24 hours of a grenade attack near Zero Bridge in Srinagar, the city saw two more grenade attacks within hours of each other, one at Lal Chowk in the heart of Srinagar and the other at a police camp at Gagran in South Kashmir's Shopian, on Friday.

Terrorist killed in encounter in Jammu and Kashmir's Sopore identified as top LeT commander Abu Maaz

The police identified him as Abu Maaz, a Pakistani national. "On the basis of materials recovered, one of the slain terrorists has been identified as Abu Maaz of Pakistani origin who was operating as the top commander of LeT in north Kashmir," a police spokesman said.

Schools, colleges shut in Jammu and Kashmir's Sopore after security forces gun down two militants; curb on mobile internet services

Soldiers from the Rashtriya Rifles, the Special Operations Group (SOG) of the police and the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) started a search operation in Nowpora following a tip-off about the presence of militants there. The militants fired at the security forces, triggering the gunfight.

Encounter underway in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara district; security forces cordone off area for search operations

An encounter is underway between security forces and terrorists in Karalgund area of Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara district and troops of 92 Battalion of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), 32 Rashtriya Rifles and Special Operations Group (SOG) cordoned off the area to carry out search operation.

Jammu and Kashmir: Two militants, one civilian killed in Anantnag encounter; locals protest in Kulgam

Two militants were killed on Tuesday in a gunfight with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag district, triggering street protests in Kulgam to which one of the militants belonged resulting in the death of a civilian, police said.

Hizbul Mujahideen's chief operations commander Yasin Yatoo killed in encounter in Shopian

Yasin Yatoo had a long association with Hizbul Mujahideen and was involved in keeping alive the prolonged unrest of 2016.

Police arrest four for printing, circulating fake currency in Surat; Rs 41 lakh seized in counterfeit notes

Special Operations Group of Surat police has arrested four persons for printing and circulating fake currency.