In Jammu and Kashmir, the security forces intensified anti-terror operations in parts of Kishtwar, Udhampur, Poonch, and Rajouri districts today, following recent encounters with terrorists. Akashvani Jammu Correspondent reports that a joint operation in the forests of Pingnal Dugadda in the Chatroo belt of Kishtwar district entered its second day, with reinforcements joining the search parties to hunt down the terrorists.

A vast area was kept under cordon, with security forces utilizing drones and other modern equipment to locate the terrorists, who fled the scene after the encounter by taking advantage of darkness and the dense foliage. A massive search operation is also underway in the upper reaches of Khandara Top, Kudwah, and Raichak in the Basantgarh area of Udhampur district. The security forces are also carrying out searches in the forest areas of Surankote in Poonch and Nowshera and Thana Mandi in Rajouri district.