The security forces on Thursday (January 8, 2026) morning resumed a search operation to track down terrorists hiding in a forest in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district, where one security person suffered a minor injury.
The joint action by the Special Operations Group (SOG) of J&K Police and other security forces was launched at Kahog village in Billawar on Wednesday (January 7, 2026) evening, leading to an encounter, officials said.
Encounter breaks out between security forces, terrorists in Kathua forests: J&K police
“The search operation to track down the hiding terrorists has been resumed after a night-long cordon,” a senior security official said.
The searches are being conducted in the Dhanu Parole-Kamadh nallah area. Additional forces have been called in, along with aerial surveillance, to pin down the terrorists hiding in the dense forest, they said.
