Joint teams carried out cordon-and-search operations based on intelligence inputs about suspicious activity JAMMU: Security forces busted a terrorist hideout in a remote village in J&K’s Poonch district, while joint teams carried out cordon-and-search operations in Jammu’s Akhnoor sector and Kathua’s Hiranagar sector based on intelligence inputs about suspicious activity, officials said Wednesday.Officials said the hideout, set up in a cave, was unearthed during a joint search operation by the Army’s Rashtriya Rifles and J&K Police in Bhoriwala dhok of Surankote tehsil on Wednesday morning. Troops seized two magazines of an AK assault rifle, 117 rounds of ammunition, and 17 rounds of 9mm pistol ammunition from the spot.Around 2pm Tuesday, a suspected Pakistani drone allegedly entered Indian airspace and was spotted hovering over the forward villages of Shukhmal, Devindera and Tapan in Bobiyan area of Kathua’s Hiranagar sector. BSF personnel tried to shoot it down, but the UAV, flying at a high altitude, managed to return across the border. A subsequent search of the area did not yield anything suspicious, officials said.A joint team of CRPF and J&K Police conducted another search operation from Parshuram Temple to Jandi Nallah in Hiranagar as part of an area-domination exercise.Join conversationView All Comments →Share your thoughts in the commentsInsightfulAgreeDisagreeSkepticalConcerningPromisingWorth ReadingBig DevelopmentPost CommentBe respectful · TOI community guidelinesSeparately, the Army and J&K Police launched a combing operation in Sunail Panchayat area of Jammu’s Akhnoor sector after a resident reported suspicious movement Tuesday.Meanwhile, separate cordon-and-search operations launched Tuesday in two locations in J&K’s Poonch district continued without any sighting or contact with terror suspects allegedly present in the area. Three suspects were allegedly seen near Gujjar Naar area, and four more were spotted close to Kherowali dhok in the remote Dhara Sangla village in Surankote sector.Get the latest India News and Live updates. Download the TOI app.End of ArticleFollow Us On Social MediaVideos’It’s My Moral Call To Be Here’: Author Nilotpal Mrinal Joins Ranchi Student ProtestMeta CEO Mark Zuckerberg Apologises Over PM Modi Video Row, Admits Paid Content BoostingJharkhand Students Display Mark Sheets, Allege Irregularities In JPSC-JSSC Evaluation’Merit Can’t Beat Money’: Jharkhand Aspirant On Hunger Strike Demand Strong JPSC-JSSC Reforms’I’m A Farmer’s Son, I Can’t Buy Papers’: In JPSC-JSSC Exam Leak, Students Demand CBI Probe’56% Indian Vehicles Uninsured’: Supreme Court Calls For ‘Challans’, Urgent Enforcement Action’We Feel Cheated’: Jharkhand Student Protesters Voice Anger Over JPSC-JSSC Exam Row’If You Won’t Listen, Then Who Will?’: Jharkhand Student’s Msg To Hemant Soren Over JPSC-JSSC RowIndia Responds After Pakistan Deploys Chinese SH-15 Howitzers Along BorderJharkhand Mob Lynching: Rape Accused Beaten To Death, Police Probe POCSO Case And Mob Violence123Photostories5 must-have sneakers every wardrobe needs in 20265 timeless lessons from your grandparents that modern life forgot10 baby names inspired by dawn, sunset, and the skyBrain teaser optical illusion: You are among the top 1% if you stop all 25 animals hidden in the man’s face within 2 minutesWant Korean glass skin? These 5 daily habits make all the differenceThe Barack Obama blueprint: Healthy habits that help the former US President stay energetic and resilient at 658 ordinary moments that leave a lifelong impact on your childMalaika Arora’s 5 morning yoga poses every woman should try for better flexibility and joint healthKriti Sanon’s 3,000-crystal ivory Gaurav Gupta lehenga looks like fashion imagined beyond EarthWhat happens when you mix baking soda, detergent, and toothpaste? 3 reasons to use this combination in your kitchen123Hot PicksRBI MeetingGold Rate TodayStock Market TodayICMAI June 2026 toppers listTamil Nadu Budget SessionTN supplementary resultSpaceXUPI transactionsD Y PatilTop TrendingRBI MPC MeetingVande Matram StanzaUdhayanidhi StalinBritish ReturnsPM ModiTamil Nadu Budget Session 2026Air India FlightD Y Patil DeathTamil Nadu BudgetShradha Singh
JAMMU: Security forces busted a terrorist hideout in a remote village in J&K’s Poonch district, while joint teams carried out cordon-and-search operations in Jammu’s Akhnoor sector and Kathua’s Hiranagar sector based on intelligence inputs about suspicious activity, officials said Wednesday.Officials said the hideout, set up in a cave, was unearthed during a joint search operation by the Army’s Rashtriya Rifles and J&K Police in Bhoriwala dhok of Surankote tehsil on Wednesday morning. Troops seized two magazines of an AK assault rifle, 117 rounds of ammunition, and 17 rounds of 9mm pistol ammunition from the spot.Around 2pm Tuesday, a suspected Pakistani drone allegedly entered Indian airspace and was spotted hovering over the forward villages of Shukhmal, Devindera and Tapan in Bobiyan area of Kathua’s Hiranagar sector. BSF personnel tried to shoot it down, but the UAV, flying at a high altitude, managed to return across the border. A subsequent search of the area did not yield anything suspicious, officials said.A joint team of CRPF and J&K Police conducted another search operation from Parshuram Temple to Jandi Nallah in Hiranagar as part of an area-domination exercise.
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Separately, the Army and J&K Police launched a combing operation in Sunail Panchayat area of Jammu’s Akhnoor sector after a resident reported suspicious movement Tuesday.Meanwhile, separate cordon-and-search operations launched Tuesday in two locations in J&K’s Poonch district continued without any sighting or contact with terror suspects allegedly present in the area. Three suspects were allegedly seen near Gujjar Naar area, and four more were spotted close to Kherowali dhok in the remote Dhara Sangla village in Surankote sector.
