A major operation has been going on against terrorists in Kathua district of Jammu region for the last 4 days. On Thursday, an encounter took place between security forces and terrorists near Jakhole village in Ghati Juthana area of Rajbagh. Three terrorists have been eliminated in this. Three soldiers have also been martyred in this operation against terrorists. Jakhole village is about 30 kilometers away from the place of encounter in Hiranagar sector on Sunday. Regarding this operation, the army has told that on the basis of intelligence information, the army and police personnel started a joint search operation. During this, the terrorists opened indiscriminate fire. An encounter started with retaliation. The operation is going on.
It is believed that the terrorists killed are part of the same group with which the security forces had an encounter in Hiranagar on Sunday evening. This encounter lasted for about 30 minutes. After this the terrorists fled. Taking this operation forward, the army, police, CRPF as well as NSG and BSF have also taken the front together.
A big operation is being conducted in Kathua. In this connection, a search operation is being conducted in the area from Sanyal to Ding Amb and beyond. Helicopters, UAVs, drones, bulletproof vehicles and dog squads have also been deployed in this operation to help the security forces and eliminate the terrorists. Let us tell you that on Sunday, a group of terrorists was stopped in Sanyal village near the international border with Pakistan.
A huge cache of weapons was found in the search operation. After this, a big search operation was conducted by the police, army, NSG, BSF and CRPF. The help of helicopters, UAVs, drones, bulletproof vehicles and dog squad was also taken in this. During the search operation, 4 magazines of M-4 carbine, 2 grenades, a bulletproof jacket, sleeping bag, and polythene bags filled with material for making IED were found near the encounter site in Hiranagar.
Every inch of the area is being searched. After the encounter on Sunday, the terrorists took advantage of the darkness and escaped. Keeping this in mind, a big search operation was started. Senior police officers are also present at the spot. The security forces are preparing to eliminate this entire group of terrorists. Therefore, every inch of the area is being searched. Special lighting arrangements have also been made to ensure that the terrorists do not succeed in escaping by taking advantage of the darkness.