Two terrorists suspected to be affiliated with Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) were killed during an ongoing joint counter-terrorism operation in a remote, high-altitude forest area of Jammu and Kashmir’s Udhampur district, officials said on Thursday.
The operation, involving the Army, Jammu and Kashmir Police and the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), was underway in the Brattal Sohan and Khubban areas of Majalta despite incessant rain and difficult weather conditions. The Army confirmed that two terrorists had been killed.
What is Operation Sohan?
Operation Sohan is an ongoing joint counter-terrorism operation being conducted by the Army, Jammu and Kashmir Police and the CRPF in the Brattal Sohan and Khubban areas of Majalta in Udhampur district.
According to the Jammu-based White Knight Corps, the operation was launched following intelligence inputs indicating the presence of terrorists in the Brattal area. Security forces began the targeted operation during the intervening night of September 16 and 17 and are continuing search and surveillance activities to locate any remaining threat.
