Jammu, Jan 21: The security forces have intensified search operation in the forest area of Kishtwar and inducted more troops to track down the group of Jaish-e-Mohammad terrorists hiding in the dense foest area.

Sources said additional troops were mobilised in Sonnar, Mandral-Singhpora and adjoining areas in the Chatroo belt in Kishwar to speed up the ongoing search for terrorists, which the Army has named ‘Operation Trashi-I’.
The operation launched on Sunday had led to a gunfight in which a special forces jawan was killed and seven others soldiers injured.
A major terrorist hideout was busted near the encounter site on Monday and several individuals were picked up for questioning, the officials said, adding that there was no fresh contact with the terrorists.
A group of two to three terrorists, allegedly affiliated with Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammad, are believed to be trapped in the area, they said.
Security forces are also engaged in search and combing operations at dozens of places including Rajouri, Poonch, Samba, Kathua, Udhampur and Doda districts of Jammu, officials said.
Meanwhile, the Border Security Force (BSF) personnel destroyed a bag with a rusty mortar shell in a controlled explosion at the Border Outpost Bundtip in Samba district, the officials added.
They said the bag was seized from some labourers collecting scrap near the Basantar-Devika river confluence.