Jammu, July 3 -- On the second consecutive day, a massive search and combing operation continued in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar district following the sighting of a terrorist group and a brief encounter that took place on Wednesday evening.
The intensified operation comes in the wake of a major breakthrough earlier this year-the elimination of dreaded Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) commander Saifullah-as security forces aim to root out terrorism from the region entirely.
On April 12, Saifullah, a top JeM terrorist and self-styled commander, was killed in a fierce encounter in the Chatroo area of Kishtwar. A native of Pakistan, Saifullah had been operating in the mountainous belt of Kishtwar, Doda, Udhampur, and Kathua, and was involved in severa...