Security forces in Jammu and Kashmir continue a large-scale search operation in Kathua’s Bilawar area after an intense encounter with terrorists. The operation began on March 24 in Sanyal village, where intelligence reports indicated the presence of five terrorists. Following this, an encounter took place in Kathua’s Sufen area on March 27-28, where two terrorists were killed. However, the operation came at a heavy cost, as four Jammu and Kashmir Police personnel lost their lives in the line of duty. The search operation intensified in the Panch Teerthi area, where security forces suspect three terrorists are still hiding. On the night of March 31, gunfire erupted between security forces and militants. The entire region has been cordoned off, and a joint team of the Indian Army, Jammu and Kashmir Police, and CRPF is actively searching the dense forests and hilly terrain, which provide natural hiding spots for terrorists. Reports suggest that the remaining terrorists are part of the same group sighted in Hiranagar, approximately 40 km away. Authorities have assured that the situation is under control, and efforts are underway to neutralize the threat. The operation remains ongoing as security forces continue their vigilance.
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00:00The next news is from Jammu and Kashmir.
00:03In Bilawar area of Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua,
00:05last night, a firing broke out between the security forces and terrorists.
00:09After this, the security forces started a search operation and encirclement operation in the area.
00:14The operation is still going on.
00:16The encounter started on 24th March from the Sanyal village of Jammu and Kathua,
00:21where the security forces got the information that five terrorists were hiding.
00:26After this information, a search operation was started in the area.
00:29After the operation started, an encounter took place on 27th and 28th March in the Sufain area of Kathua,
00:35where the security forces succeeded.
00:38Two terrorists were killed in this area,
00:41while four soldiers of Jammu and Kashmir police gave the country the name of Shahadat.
00:52In the Panj Tirthi area of Bilawar in Kathua,
00:55the army conducted a search operation against the terrorists all night.
00:58The operation is still going on.
01:01This is the place where the encounter took place on Monday evening.
01:04The army has encircled the entire area.
01:06ABP News reporter Ajay Bachuli has this exclusive report.
01:12ABP News, you have reached Ground Zero.
01:14We are in the Panj Tirthi area of Bilawar in Kathua.
01:19Look behind me, how in this Panj Tirthi area,
01:23a firing broke out between the terrorists and security forces on Monday evening.
01:27The drain you are seeing is actually the drain of the Uj river.
01:32It is the Uj river, which is the root of a traditional Ghuspet.
01:36Let me tell you that the mountains of Mata Balasundari are located on the Uj river.
01:40On these mountains, on 27th and 28th,
01:43an encounter took place between the security forces and the terrorists,
01:46in which two terrorists were killed,
01:49while four soldiers of Jammu and Kashmir police gave the country the name of Shahadat.
01:54On Monday evening, the pictures you were seeing on ABP News,
02:00a firing broke out between the security forces and the terrorists.
02:05On the night between Monday and Tuesday,
02:08the security forces have encircled the entire area.
02:12Now you can see how this operation is being carried out.
02:17Let me tell you that the security forces say that this is the same terrorist group
02:23that was seen last Sunday by a Dampati in the Hiranagar area of Jammu.
02:29After that, these terrorists have reached this place,
02:32which is about 40 km away from Hiranagar.
02:35How this operation is being carried out,
02:38exclusive pictures you are seeing on ABP News.
02:41The security forces have continuously encircled this entire area.
02:46Last night, in the same way,
02:49the cordon was placed on the mountains of Balasundari,
02:52which is adjacent to this Ujjh river and this Ujjh river.
02:56And since morning, the search operation has been intensified here.
03:01Let me tell you that the security forces have received the news
03:05that three terrorists have been hiding here.
03:08The search operation is being carried out here in this Panch Tirthi area,
03:12which seems to be adjacent to Kathua in Jammu.
03:17With camera person Pawan Chaudhary, Ajay Bachlu, ABP News, Kathua.
03:21Ajay Bachlu showed the report a while ago
03:24how the search operation is being carried out.
03:27Terrorists are being searched.
03:29With us, Ajay Bachlu is now live from Kathua.
03:32Ajay Bachlu, what is the situation now?
03:35How many terrorists can be hiding in this area? What is the information?
03:42If we talk about the large number of terrorists,
03:45the security forces are giving the news that three terrorists are hiding here.
03:51These three terrorists were a group of five,
03:55two of whom were killed by the security forces on the 27th and 28th.
04:00The rest of the three terrorists were roaming in this area.
04:05To catch these terrorists,
04:07the entire Jammu and Bilawar area has been set up along with the search operation.
04:14And on one of these nooks,
04:16the security forces and terrorists meet on Monday evening.
04:20There is firing for a while.
04:22And after that, the whole mountain and this drain,
04:25which is a traditional route of Ghuspet,
04:27has been completely surrounded.
04:30Today, as soon as Tuesday morning,
04:32the security forces have intensified their search operation here.
04:37And the suspicion is being shown, Vishal,
04:40that these terrorists may not have gone far from here.
04:44After that, the special operations group of the Jammu and Kashmir police,
04:50the army and the CRPF,
04:52have been continuously searching this area, Vishal.
04:55But the problem is that these jungles are very dense.
04:59And in these dense jungles, there are many places where terrorists can hide.
05:04Whether it is a stone, a border, caves or a tree.
05:07Terrorists can hide here with the help of them.
05:11And now the search operation has increased.
05:15Thank you very much, Ajay Bacharu, for giving us all the information.
05:18But the terrorists may try to hide,
05:20but they will not be able to escape from the Indian army.
05:23Manoj Sinha, a resident of Jammu and Kashmir,
05:25was martyred in a terrorist attack in Kathua district.
05:28He met the families of four policemen.
05:31And expressed his deep condolences.
05:33In addition, he assured the families of the martyrs that he would help them in every way possible.
05:37Manoj Sinha met his family at the home of martyr Balwinder Singh Chipp in Kannachak.
05:42He expressed his deep condolences to his wife and other relatives.
05:47He also met the family of Tariq Ahmed, a martyred police officer in Chamba village.
05:51He promised to give government jobs to the families of the martyred policemen.
05:56In particular, he talked about arranging jobs for the widows of the martyrs.
06:03To express my condolences,
06:05Manoj Sinha, who is our LG,
06:08met his family here.
06:10I was also sitting with him.
06:12LG has assured us that his entire family will be taken care of.