A major anti-terror operation has been launched in Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda district after a video surfaced showing four suspected terrorists scaling Ramtund Peak. The video, which was captured by locals on Monday afternoon, has triggered a massive search operation with security forces combing the surrounding forests, ridgelines, and mountain tracks to track down the suspected group. The Ramtund area lies close to the Seoj Dhar belt of the Udhampur district, a remote and heavily forested mountainous region that has been used by terrorists as a route for movement and as a hideout in the past.
The difficult terrain, dense forests, and connectivity with adjoining mountain areas have made the belt strategically sensitive from a security perspective. Reinforcements from the Army, police, and CRPF have been mobilized from Udhampur to assist in the operation. According to official sources, preliminary inputs suggest that the group may comprise three foreign terrorists and one local.
However, there has been no contact with the suspected terrorists so far. Security agencies have maintained heightened vigilance in the region due to its use in the past as a possible infiltration, transit, and concealment route by terrorists. The security operation is ongoing, with forces conducting searches across the mountainous terrain and adjoining areas.
