An encounter broke out between terrorists and the Special Operations Group (SOG) of the police in Kamadh Nullah Kathua district on Wednesday. Three terrorists are said to be trapped in thick forests of the terrain.
According to officials, at around 4 p.m., one terrorist was sighted by locals at Kamad Nallah under the Billawar police stattion area. An encounter broke out between security forces and terrorists in a remote village in Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday, officials said.
A top police officer said that the Security forces launched a cordon and search operation in the area following specific inputs about the presence of terrorists. Three terrorists associated with Jaish-e-Mohammed are likely hiding and are currently engaged with the security forces.Firing was exchanged after the terrorists opened fire on the security personnel, he said."The terrorists fired at the search party, which was retaliated and encounter triggered," officials said.
"SOG Kathua has engaged terrorists in the forest of Kamadh Nullah, Kathua,…..The exchange of fire is underway in the forest area of Kamadh Nallah.” Confirming the development, Inspector General of Police (Jammu) Bhim Sen Tuti said in a post on X. The IGP further added: “Despite darkness, thick vegetation and treacherous terrain, SOG relentlessly engaging the terrorists. Teams of CRPF are also participating in the Joint Op.”
According to sources, at around 4 pm, one terrorist was sighted by locals at Kamad Nallah under the Billawar police stattion area.It could be the same terrorist who was spotted this morning at Dhannu Parole, the sources said.The officials said reinforcements have been rushed to the village to neutralize the terrorists, The operation is underway.
Meanwhile in another development in the UT, the Counter Intelligence wing of the Jammu and Kashmir Police detained 22 suspects on Wednesday following raids at multiple locations across the valley, officials said.They said the operation was part of an investigation into a cyber terror case involving the use of mule accounts.The Counter Intelligence Kashmir (CIK) carried out simultaneous searches at 22 locations. These included 17 spots in Srinagar, three in Budgam and one each in Shopian and Kulgam districts.
The raids were conducted with an aim to dismantle the financial infrastructure of cyber frauds and terror networks, which exposed a syndicate operating across the valley, the officials said. The CIK undertook the operation after obtaining search warrants from the Special NIA Court.
According to the officials, the move is a significant blow to organised cybercrime and its links to terror financing. The CIK intensified its crackdown on a criminal network that uses mule bank accounts to launder money from cyber frauds, illegal online gaming, betting rackets and other unlawful activities. Following specific intelligence, the CIK police registered a case under various sections of the Information Technology Act, the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act.
The investigations have so far exposed a conspiracy where the accused worked with local and outside operatives to exploit the bank accounts of vulnerable and economically weak individuals. These were converted into 'mule accounts' to move large volumes of illicit money from scams, banned gaming platforms, and fake investment applications.
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