Indian Army launches search & destroy ops in J&K's Kathua after suspicious movements

Acting on intelligence inputs, Indian Army, J&K Police and CRPF launched search & destroy operations in Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua region on April 1, 25, said a statement.

"Acting on intelligence inputs, multiple surveillance cum ambushes were deployed in general area Panjtirthi, Kathua by Indian Army, J&K Police and CRPF. Suspicious movement was observed on the night of 31 March, leading to an exchange of fire. Search & destroy operations launched at first light on 01 April 25. Operations in progress," said Indian Army.

The security forces have cordoned off the area, and a search operation is currently underway to track down the terrorists.




Further details are awaited as the operation continues.

On Monday, the security forces intensified their actions against terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua. According to Shiv Kumar Sharma, DIG, Jammu-Samba-Kathua range, the operation to track down terrorists in the region is still on, due to which some people have also been detained by the police.

Furthermore, DIG Sharma said that the force is "sad" as they lost their one jawan in the Kathua encounter. However, he emphasised that the soldiers' training is very good and stated that their morale is really high.

Authorities have placed the entire region on high alert as the search operation continues to track down potential threats.

Earlier, during the counter-terror operation 'Safiyan' in the Kathua region, four Jammu and Kashmir police personnel lost their lives in the operation, while two terrorists were gunned down. Security forces recovered war-like stores from the encounter site.

The operation began on March 23, when locals reported the sighting of suspected Pakistinfiltrators in Sanyal.