Chronology of Events

April 5, 2003 to May 4, 2003

Apr 5:                Four jawans and two civilians were injured in a blast in Tral while five HM terrorists were arrested in Srinagar city. Three terrorists were killed in Doda district.

Apr 6:                Eight terrorists including six infiltrators were killed and a mercenary apprehended by people in Rajouri district. Security forces gunned down a HUM terrorist in Aharbal area; terrorists killed a lady SPO at Lassipora, Pulwama and a civilian of Kharbatpora, Kulgam while a civilian injured in a blast in Tral earlier succumbed to his injuries. Two soldiers were injured in an encounter in Dhano-Kandimarg.

Apr 7:                Security forces gunned down five terrorists in Poonch-Udhampur while two boys were killed in an IED blast at Bafiaz, Surankote. Three terrorists were killed while planting an IED in Shopian while three more terrorists were killed by security forces in Kashmir valley. A former terrorist turned cable operator was killed by terrorists in Srinagar city.

Apr 8:                Security forces killed two terrorists in Pattan and a terrorist and a civilian were injured in a blast in Srinagar. Two civilians including a woman were killed and three others injured in different incidents in Poonch-Udhampur. Police recovered arms looted from Ind Police Station and a terrorist surrendered in Ramban area.

Apr 9:                Four terrorists were killed and a jawan and a civilian were injured in Rajouri and Doda districts. A JUM terrorist,   a PDP activist and a former terrorist were killed in Kashmir valley.

Apr 10:                Forces busted a terrorist hideout in Khanetar forests in Poonch and recovered arms while five VDC members were robbed of their weapons in Pouni, Reasi. Police produced a LeT Commander Zia Mustafa before media persons and described him master mind of Nadimarg massacre.

Apr 11:                Security forces gunned down five terrorists while terrorists kidnapped and latter slaughtered a cop of J&K Auxilary in Kashmir valley. Army killed two infiltrators in Mendhar sector while three civilians were injured in a blast in Surankote.

Apr 12:                An HM Commdr was killed in Pulwama while a physician was killed and 45 others injured in different blasts triggered by terrorists in South Kashmir. A terrorist was killed in Kalakote, Rajouri while terrorists again attacked PS Ind.

Apr 13:                Terrorists gunned down a woman and injured her husband at Kasalbari, Mendhar, injured a CRPF jawan at Faisalabad, Surankote and kidnapped an SPO in Darhal, Rajouri.

Apr 14:                An LeT terrorist was killed in Banihal and five more terrorists were killed in Poonch district; terrorists attacked residence of MP Jammu in Rajouri. Three people were injured in a blast outside Nishat garden while four more people were injured in yet another blast in civil-lines Srinagar; a soldier died in an encounter in Lolab valley.

Apr 15:                Terrorists gunned down a Congress-I leader at Topa, Mendhar while an HM terrorist was killed in Gandoh, Doda. A terrorist was killed in Kokernag area. An army havaldar and a woman were killed and two others injured in Pak shelling in Nowshera sector.

Apr 16:                Forces gunned down two terrorists in Kokernag area; terrorists gunned down a civilian at Hassanwani, Pulwama and a constable injured earlier succumbed to his injuries. A youth was detained under PSA in Rajouri and a jawan was killed in as mine explosion in Ramgarh sector.

Apr 17:                A policeman was killed and 25 people including 13 civilians injured in terrorism related incidents in Kashmir valley. Terrorists again attacked Police Post Ind killing an IRP jawan and injuring one another; a terrorist was killed in Thannamandi, Rajouri and an SPO was injured in Gandoh Doda.

Apr 18:                Four terrorists and a Delhi fruit merchant were killed in Kashmir valley. Two terrorists, a police cop and a civilian were killed and ears, nose, tongue of a civilian chopped off in Jammu division.

Apr 19:                Security forces gunned down five terrorists while terrorists killed a civilian in Kashmir valley. Six terrorists surrendered in Gandoh, Doda.

Apr 20:                11 terrorists, including nine infiltrators and an SPO were killed in Poonch-Rajouri. Three terrorists, reportedly involved in Nadimarg massacre were killed at Yaripora, Kulgam.

Apr 21:                Terrorists gunned down a forest guard in Gool, Udhampur. Of the nine infiltrators killed in Poonch, one happened to be a PHE employees BSF arrested two groups of HM and Al-Jehad terrorists and recovered arms and ammunition from them in Srinagar city.

Apr 22:                14 top terrorists and a jawan were killed in an encounter in Hill Kaka, Surankote. Six civilians were killed and 12 others injured in a blast in Tral while nine BSF jawans were injured in yet another blast in Lower Munda, Qazigund. A terrorist was killed in Brariangam while a CRPF jawan was killed and another injured as terrorists attacked escort of SDPO Shopian.

Apr 23:                Death toll in Hill Kaka, Surankote encounter rose to 18 with killing of four more terrorists. Two former militants engaged as SPOs were disengaged for alleged rape in Surankote area. Terrorists gunned down two Hindus in captivity in Gandoh, Doda. An exfiltrator was killed while two others managed to cross over to Pok in Poonch sector. Three terrorists and a jawan were killed in Kashmir valley.

Apr 24:                A cop was killed and three others injured in an IED blasts in Tral. A boy was killed and another injured in blast in Rajdhani School in Thannamandi and two jawans were injured in an explosion in Ramban. Three terrorists were killed in Poonch.

Apr 25:                An Army Major, four soldiers, two PDP activists were among 16 killed and 38 others injured in Kashmir valley. Four terrorists and three jawans were killed in Jammu region.

Apr 26:                Three terrorists and two paramilitary personnel were killed in a fidayeen attack on Radio Kashmir; terrorists killed five soldiers in Kupwara and made an abortive attempt to kill finance minister Muzaffar Beig in an IED blast in which 14 civilians were injured. Four terrorists were killed in Handwara and Kokernag. Security forces recovered huge cache of arms including solar rockets in Poonch-Rajouri and rescued two kidnapped boys in Doda.

Apr 27:                Security forces killed four HM militants in Zainageer, Sopore. A mother-son duo were found dead in Digwar Madana, Poonch while two kidnapped boys were rescued from terrorists in Pangi, Thannamandi.

Apr 28:                Eight terrorist and an Army jawan were killed in different operations in Doda and Poonch. A terrorist and a civilian were killed in Kulgam.

Apr 29:                20 people-13 terrorists, six jawans and a civilian-were killed in Bharat, Doda. A terrorist of HM surrendered in Poonch. Two fidayeen were killed as they tried to sneak into any Army camp in Kupwara; terrorists also caused two IED blasts in Pulwama district.

Apr 30:                Five terrorists and four civilians were killed in Kashmir valley. Terrorists attacked NC activists returning after attending Omar's rally at Surankote killing an NC Sarpanch and injuring four others. Terrorists also blasted a Telephone Exchange in Darhal Rajouri and injured five children at Kala Wachi, Kishtwar with an explosion.

May 1:                A fidayeen was killed in Tral while a youth was killed by forces at Nowgam, in outskirts of Srinagar. Forces described the youth as "militant" while people protested saying the youth was innocent.

May 2:                Army eliminated two LeT terrorists at Kalali Morha, Surankote.

May 3:                Security forces killed a terrorist in Handwara while 15 civilians were injured in a grenade explosion at Anantnag.

May 4:                Four terrorists and a civilian were killed in Kashmir valley. Four terrorists were killed in Rajouri and a cop was injured in Banihal.