Search operation widened to track down terrorists hiding in forest belt in J&K's Udhampur

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Security forces widened the country of the hunt cognition to way down terrorists hiding successful the wood loop of Jammu and Kashmir’s Udhampur territory connected Monday (December 22, 2025), officials said.

“The cordon and hunt operation, which entered its 2nd day, was launched successful the Majalta forests aft 2 terrorists reportedly took nutrient from a location earlier escaping into the adjacent wood area,” officials said connected Sunday (December 21, 2025).

“The country of the cordon and hunt operation, backed by sniffer dogs and aerial surveillance, was widened to astir 10 kilometres successful the wood loop connected Monday (December 22) greeting to pin down the 2 terrorists hiding successful the Majalta area,” they said.

The enlargement was necessitated pursuing the sighting of the terrorists successful the wood country for the 3rd clip successful the past fewer days. The question of the duo was reported connected Sunday (December 21) nighttime too.

“The associated hunt cognition by constabulary and paramilitary forces was underway successful Chore Motu and its adjoining wood villages successful the Majalta area, astir 5 kilometres westbound of the tract of an earlier brushwood that near a policeman dead,” the officials said.

They said, “An quality input was received precocious Saturday (December 20) that 2 unidentified terrorists visited the location of Mangtu Ram successful Chore Motu colony astatine astir 6:30 p.m. and took food.

“On December 15, a policeman was killed successful an brushwood with terrorists astatine Soan colony successful the Majalta country aft information forces received accusation astir the question of Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) terrorists successful the region. The terrorists managed to escape, taking vantage of heavy foliage and darkness,” the officials said.

Published - December 22, 2025 04:40 p.m. IST

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