J&K: Security forces launch search op for suspected terrorists in Rajouri, Udhampur

Security forces in Jammu and Kashmir have initiated search operations in Rajouri and Udhampur districts in response to reports of suspected terrorist activity in forested regions. The operation in Rajouri was prompted by the abduction of a villager, Anil Sudan, near Upper Lardia in the Sunderbani sector. The three suspected terrorists released Sudan shortly after using him to guide them to the Dua Khad forest.

Police and Army personnel responded to the alert, conducting a thorough search that has thus far failed to locate the suspects.

In a separate incident, security forces in Rajouri have cordoned off the Mandugala Dhok forest following reports of two individuals dressed in black, carrying backpacks and weapons. Additionally, a search is underway in Chigli Keya village, Udhampur district. Earlier this month, on September 17, two Pakistani terrorists were killed in an encounter with security forces in Udhampur's Majalta area, with one suspect sustaining injuries but managing to flee.

This incident follows the Indian Ministry of External Affairs summoning Pakistan's Chargé d'Affaires to lodge a formal protest over the ongoing facilitation of illegal cross-border infiltration from Pakistan. The MEA also urged Islamabad to investigate such infiltration and drug-smuggling activities, including potential involvement from Pakistani border forces, and to take appropriate corrective measures.

Pakistan was further urged to respect the sanctity of the International Border, adhere to bilateral agreements, mandate its forces to prevent unauthorized movement from its territory, and implement decisive actions to prevent the recurrence of such incidents.