Security forces have intensified surveillance in the high-altitude areas of the Bhaderwah area of Doda district, considering the melting snow in the higher meadows, a major factor contributing to infiltration during summer months.Supported by helicopters and drones, troops are maintaining a high degree of surveillance in high-altitude areas connecting Kishtwar, Udhampur, and Kathua districts, they said.There have been five encounters in the past 19 days in the mountainous terrains of Kathua-Udhampur-Kishtwar, in which three terrorists were killed.Four police personnel were also killed, while three other police personnel and a girl sustained injuries.Search operations resumed Friday in the Jopher-Marta forests in Udhampur district, officials said.Equipped with sniffer dogs and aerial surveillance, multiple security agencies are combing the entire forest area to track down three terrorists hiding in the area, they added.The areas have been placed under night cordons to prevent terrorists from escaping, the officials said.On Wednesday, during a search operation by police and other security forces, contact was established with terrorists in the Jopher-Marta belt in the Ramnagar police station area of Udhampur, leading to an encounter.”Two to three terrorists are believed to be trapped,” said Senior Superintendent of Police Amod Ashok Nagpure.While three encounters occurred in Kathua district, one took place in Udhampur district, and one in Kishtwar district.The security was beefed up along Jammu-Srinagar national highway and people are being frisked and vehicles being checked as a part of this measure, they said.
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