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Kishtwar Operation Enters Third Day as JeM Suspects Remain Elusive

Reinforcements have tightened the cordon using aerial surveillance alongside sniffer dogs to prevent suspects slipping through Kishtwar’s rugged forests

Encounter breaks out in Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir.
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A security personnel stands guard near the site of the encounter, at Gujjarpati area in Sopore, Baramulla district of Jammu and Kashmir,
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Overview

  • Security forces have combed the Kanzal Mandu sector on July 4, marking the third day of a tip-driven cordon-and-search mission
  • Officials believe two to three Jaish-e-Mohammed militants remain trapped in the densely forested Kuchal-Chatroo belt
  • Aerial surveillance by helicopters and drones, backed by sniffer dogs, is being used to seal off escape routes through Kishtwar’s rugged terrain
  • Despite reinforcements from the Army, CRPF and local police, search teams have made no fresh contact with the suspects
  • This stand-off follows a June 26 Basantgarh encounter and highlights a rising trend of militant infiltration into Jammu’s peripheral valleys