{"id":3930,"date":"2026-01-14T09:06:48","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T09:06:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/probharatnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/14\/security-forces-intensify-search-operation-in-kathuas-remote-villages\/"},"modified":"2026-01-14T09:06:48","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T09:06:48","slug":"security-forces-intensify-search-operation-in-kathuas-remote-villages","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/probharatnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/14\/security-forces-intensify-search-operation-in-kathuas-remote-villages\/","title":{"rendered":"Security Forces Intensify Search Operation in Kathua\u2019s Remote Villages"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;Security forces on Wednesday stepped up an ongoing search operation by extending the cordon to track down and neutralise terrorists in the remote forested areas of <strong>Kathua district<\/strong>, officials said.<\/p>\n<p>The operation was launched on Tuesday in the <strong>Najote forest area of Billawar tehsil<\/strong> following specific inputs about the presence of a terrorist. Several gunshots were heard when security forces moved in to sanitise the area.<\/p>\n<p>However, there was no direct contact between the terrorist and the security forces. Fresh intelligence inputs suggest that the suspect managed to escape the initial cordon by taking advantage of the <strong>treacherous terrain and darkness<\/strong>, officials said.<\/p>\n<p>According to officials, the terrorist allegedly took food from a shepherd in a nearby area around midnight before moving deeper into the forest.<\/p>\n<p>Reinforcements have since been deployed in multiple directions, and <strong>more than a dozen villages around Najote have been cordoned off<\/strong> as part of the expanded operation to track down the terrorist and any possible associates.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the <strong>Jammu and Kashmir Police\u2019s Special Operations Group (SOG)<\/strong> also launched a separate cordon-and-search operation in <strong>Jakhole Baira and adjoining villages in the Rajbagh area<\/strong> after a local resident reported suspicious movement of two persons near his cattle shed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo trace of the suspicious persons has been found so far,\u201d officials said.<\/p>\n<p>With <strong>Republic Day approaching<\/strong>, security has been tightened across the Jammu region, particularly in <strong>border villages and high-altitude areas<\/strong>, to thwart any terrorist activity.<\/p>\n<p>Officials said <strong>frequent drone intrusions from across the border<\/strong> over the past few days have emerged as a major security concern, prompting the deployment of additional forces at vulnerable locations.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Intensified patrolling, area domination exercises and night surveillance<\/strong> are being conducted to prevent infiltration attempts or airdropping of arms and narcotics, officials added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;Security forces on Wednesday stepped up an ongoing search operation by extending the cordon to track down and neutralise terrorists in the remote forested areas of Kathua district, officials said. 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