J&K: Search Ops Launched In Doda After Video Shows 4 Suspected Terrorists Scaling Ramtund Peak

Jammu,
Aug
11
(PTI)
A
video
pu po tedly
showi g
fou
suspected
te o ists
scali g
Ramtu d
Peak
i
Jammu
a d
Kashmi & squo;s
Doda
dist ict
has
su faced,
t igge i g
a
majo
a ti-te o
ope atio ,
officials
said
o
Tuesday.

The
Ramtu d
a ea
lies
close
to
the
Seoj
Dha
belt
of
the
Udhampu
dist ict,
a
emote
a d
heavily
fo ested
mou tai ous
egio
used
by
te o ists
as
a
oute
fo
moveme t
a d,
at
times,
as
a
hideout.
The
difficult
te ai ,
de se
fo ests
a d
co ectivity
with
adjoi i g
mou tai
a eas
have
made
the
belt
st ategically
se sitive
f om
a
secu ity
pe spective.

Acco di g
to
official
sou ces,
some
locals
captu ed
the
footage
a d
ale ted
the
secu ity
fo ces
late
Mo day
afte oo .
They
added
that
the
latest
sighti g
has
t igge ed
a
majo
sea ch
ope atio ,
with
secu ity
fo ces
combi g
the
su ou di g
fo ests,
idgeli es
a d
mou tai
t acks
to
t ack
dow
the
suspected
g oup.

Rei fo ceme ts
f om
the
A my,
police
a d
CRPF
have
also
bee
mobilised
f om
Udhampu
o
Tuesday
mo i g,
a d
a
massive
ope atio
was
u de way
whe
last
epo ts
we e
eceived,
the
sou ces
said.

They
said
p elimi a y
i puts
suggest
that
the
g oup
may
comp ise
th ee
fo eig
te o ists
a d
o e
local.
Howeve ,
the e
has
bee
o
co tact
with
the
suspected
te o ists
so
fa .

The
secu ity
ope atio
is
u de way,
with
fo ces
co ducti g
sea ches
ac oss
the
mou tai ous
te ai
a d
adjoi i g
a eas,
they
said.

Secu ity
age cies
have
mai tai ed
heighte ed
vigila ce
i
the
egio
due
to
its
use
i
the
past
as
a
possible
i filt atio ,
t a sit
a d
co cealme t
oute
by
te o ists.& bsp;

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