Security forces have intensified search operations using aerial surveillance and sniffer dogs following a night-long cordon after fresh reports of suspected movement of three individuals in the Panjtirthi area of Kathua.
The individuals are believed to be terrorists who escaped a recent encounter in Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua district.
Two terrorists and four policemen were killed while three others, including a deputy superintendent of police, were injured during a gunfight in a remote forested area in the Sanyal belt of the district on March 27, 2025.
IMAGE: Army personnel keep vigil during the search operations.
IMAGE: Army personnel engaged in search and cordon operations, here and below.
IMAGE: Director General of Jammu and Kashmir Police Nalin Prabhat, right, along with security personnel visits the Panjtirthi area.
IMAGE: Army personnel get ready for cordon and search operation.
IMAGE: Army personnel carry out search and cordon operations, here and below.
IMAGE: A soldier stands guard in the area after a fresh encounter with terrorists at Panjtirthi Jathana.
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