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JAMMU: Two panic suspects were detained successful Cantonment Area successful J&K’s Samba territory connected Monday, adjacent arsenic aggregate cordon-and-search operations continued crossed respective regions of Jammu division, including snowbound Kishtwar’s Chatroo-Dolgam-Dichhar belt, wherever Operation Trashi-I entered its 16th day.
Late Sunday, a hunt cognition was launched successful Joffer country successful Udhampur’s Rampur assemblage pursuing reports of suspicious movement.“Terrorist question was reported successful the precocious reaches of Udhampur. Search operations are besides underway successful the high-altitude, forested areas of Poonch, Rajouri, Kathua, Doda, and Reasi districts,” an authoritative said.Around 10.30am Monday, a Quick Reaction Team caught 2 men adjacent an aged 4th of the Army successful railway area.
“One idiosyncratic was sleeping outside, adjacent the shaft, portion the different was recovered inside. Both were taken into custody and sent to Bari Brahmana PS for further action,” an authoritative root said. “One of the men was identified arsenic Muneer Khan from Chang, successful Jammu district. He said helium works successful Flaxfour Company, Bari Brahmana.
The different antheral was identified arsenic Pawan Singh from Neeli colony successful Udhampur district,” the root added.
On Jan 6, Punjab Police detained a insignificant successful Pathankot connected charges of spying and for allegedly sharing confidential accusation via societal media to panic agencies, ISI, and Pakistan subject officers. The detention prompted a statewide alert for akin espionage activities involving children.Due to its proximity to the planetary border, Samba serves arsenic a gateway for terrorists to scope Kashmir Valley via the precocious reaches of Samba-Udhampur-Doda-Kishtwar.
The territory remains a hotspot of violent activities.Under Operation Trashi-I, information forces person engaged successful 4 encounters with terrorists successful the past fortnight. Initial interaction was established successful Sonnar wood adjacent Mandral-Singhpora, Chatroo, connected Jan 18, successful which 8 information unit were injured, 1 of whom yet succumbed. On Jan 22, different gunfight broke retired with holed-up ultras successful Singhpora.
Yet different firefight followed connected Jan 24, successful which a Pakistani Jaish violent was changeable dead.
A little weapon conflict occurred successful Dolgam connected Jan 31.Braving inclement weather, troops person been trudging done hostile, forested terrain to way and termination a radical of 3 holed-up ultras. Security agencies were besides trying to hint violent sympathisers who whitethorn person helped the ultras with nutrient and shelter. Mobile net services (all bandwidths) person remained temporarily suspended wrong a 6km-radius covering Singhpora, Chingam, and Chatroo since Jan 30 arsenic a information measure.Officials said the terrorists, connected the tally for much than 2 weeks now, had been continuously changing hideouts. Additional forces were roped successful to fortify the cordon, and sniffer dogs were deployed to assistance the troops connected the ground. The portion was enactment nether aerial surveillance utilizing drones and choppers to plug imaginable flight routes.
