Security forces stepped up their search on Friday for three Jaish-e-Mohammad terrorists hiding in the snowy Chatroo area of Kishtwar district, Jammu and Kashmir.Officials say the operation is still going strong as teams try to track down and neutralise the group. Click Here To Follow Our WhatsApp Channel
To stop terrorists misusing phones and the internet, mobile data services have been temporarily switched off in a 6 km radius covering Singhpora, Chingam and Chatroo.
The big operation started on 18 January. It led to a heavy gunfight in Sonnar forest near Mandral-Singhpora, where one paratrooper was killed and seven soldiers were injured.
The terrorists escaped into the thick forest and tough mountain terrain. Despite more than two feet of fresh snow, security forces have kept up the hunt.
There were two more clashes – one at Mali Dana top on 22 January and another at Janseer-Kandiwar on 25 January – but the militants slipped away again deeper into the woods.
Mobile internet in the area was first suspended on 23 January. The Inspector General of Police (Jammu Zone) has now extended the block until 11:59 pm on 30 January. The move aims to prevent anti-national elements from using high-speed data to cause trouble or spread panic.
In a separate development, security forces have launched a search in Pajja Morh, Nabana top and nearby areas of Surankote in Poonch district after getting information about two suspicious people in the area.
So far there has been no contact with them, but the operation is continuing.
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