Overview
- Two additional hideouts were busted on January 16 in the Kalikhad and Kalaban areas, adding to an earlier discovery near Kamaad Nallah.
- Recoveries included two empty M4 cartridges, a cooking gas cylinder, utensils, blankets, food items, charger wires, large plastic bags and a torch.
- An exchange of fire erupted during the operation after unknown terrorists opened fire, and security forces maintained a night-long cordon in dense forest terrain.
- Officials said the caches point to temporary shelters and logistical bases used to support militant movement in the region.
- SSP Kathua Mohita Sharma said the operation remains underway as joint teams continue area sanitisation and security checks.