{"id":30294,"date":"2025-06-28T09:07:16","date_gmt":"2025-06-28T09:07:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/?p=30294"},"modified":"2025-06-28T09:07:16","modified_gmt":"2025-06-28T09:07:16","slug":"search-operation-to-trace-3-jem-terrorists-in-basantgarh-enters-3rd-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/search-operation-to-trace-3-jem-terrorists-in-basantgarh-enters-3rd-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Search Operation To Trace 3 JeM Terrorists In Basantgarh Enters 3rd Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Jammu, Jun 28: The search operation to track down three Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) terrorists in a forested area of Jammu and Kashmir\u2019s Udhampur entered its third day on Saturday amid heightened aerial surveillance, officials said.<br \/>\nThe cordon and search operation is being carried out by a joint team of security forces.<br \/>\nA Pakistan-based JeM terrorist was killed in an encounter with security forces on Thursday, while three of his associates remain trapped in the forested area of the Basantgarh belt.<br \/>\nAmid strengthening of the multi-tier cordon, the search operation, widened by the joint operation group, resumed this morning with the backing of drones and sniffer dogs, they said.<br \/>\nThe cordon has been further strengthened with additional reinforcements to eliminate the remaining terrorists of the group, the officials added.<br \/>\nInspector General of Police Bhim Sen Tuti said the terrorists are reported to be still within the cordoned off area.<br \/>\nHe said that out of the four terrorists, one \u2014 the commander of the group \u2014 has been killed.<br \/>\nThe group had been tracked for over a year. Two terrorists affiliated with JeM from this group were eliminated in Basantgarh in September last year.<br \/>\nOn Thursday, the four terrorists were found hiding near Karoor Nallah in the Bihali high-altitude belt and were engaged by the joint search party led by the Army\u2019s Para Commandos, resulting in an encounter.<br \/>\nOne of the terrorists killed in the encounter has been identified as Haider alias Jabbar, code-named Maulvi, from Pakistan.<br \/>\nSupported by overground workers (OGWs), the terrorists had been moving from one area to another using forests and natural caves to hide, officials said. Five OGWs have been arrested over the past several months in the belt for providing food and shelter to the terrorists.<br \/>\nIt is also believed that a local terrorist, who had returned from Pakistan after several years, is actively supporting the group.<br \/>\nThe search by troops led to the recovery of the body of the killed terrorist along with ammunition, explosive material, and cash, the officials said.<br \/>\nBasantgarh lies on a traditional infiltration route used by Pakistani terrorists who enter from the International Border in Kathua and move via the higher reaches to Doda and Kishtwar districts in Jammu region and further into the Kashmir Valley. It has witnessed several encounters and terror incidents in the past.<br \/>\nOn April 25, Havaldar Jhantu Ali Shaikh of the Army\u2019s 6 PARA was killed in an encounter with terrorists in the Basantgarh area.<br \/>\nOn April 9, an encounter broke out between security forces and terrorists in the Jopher-Marta belt of Basantgarh in Udhampur district.<br \/>\nOn September 11 last year, two terrorists affiliated with JeM were killed in an encounter in the upper reaches of Basantgarh.<br \/>\nA CRPF inspector was killed in another encounter with terrorists at Dudu on August 19, 2024.<br \/>\nOn July 11, 2024, the Sang police post in Udhampur\u2019s Basantgarh came under attack by terrorists but was foiled by alert cops.<br \/>\nOn April 28, 2024, a Village Defence Guard, Mohammad Sharief, was killed in an encounter with terrorists in Basantgarh.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_30295\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30295\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-30295\" src=\"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/13130533719441837646-300x156.jpeg\" alt=\"Search Operation To Trace 3 JeM Terrorists In Basantgarh Enters 3rd Day\" width=\"300\" height=\"156\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-30295\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Search Operation To Trace 3 JeM Terrorists In Basantgarh Enters 3rd Day<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jammu, Jun 28: The search operation to track down three Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) terrorists in a forested area of Jammu and Kashmir\u2019s Udhampur entered its third day on Saturday amid heightened aerial surveillance, officials said. The cordon and search operation is being carried out by a joint team of security forces. 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