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Search Intensifies for Three JeM Militants in Udhampur After One Neutralized

Reinforcements alongside drones, sniffer dogs, search teams are tightening the noose on militants in Basantgarh forest.

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The encounter operation has been codenamed Operation Bihali
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Overview

  • Operation Bihali resumed Friday with additional troops, drones and sniffer dogs mobilized to locate three JeM suspects trapped in the Basantgarh belt.
  • Security forces made contact Thursday morning and neutralized one militant after engaging the four-member cell in a cordon-and-search operation.
  • The remaining three terrorists are believed to be hiding near Karoor Nallah in rugged terrain along a known infiltration corridor.
  • Rain and dense fog have hampered visibility, prompting forces to deploy technology support and specialized search units to maintain pressure.
  • Security has been bolstered across Jammu and Kashmir ahead of the July 3 Amarnath Yatra, with multi-agency drills and increased patrols on key routes.