{"id":25215,"date":"2026-09-17T05:00:21","date_gmt":"2026-09-17T05:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=25215"},"modified":"2026-09-17T05:00:21","modified_gmt":"2026-09-17T05:00:21","slug":"operation-sohan-two-terrorists-killed-in-joint-operation-by-army-crpf-jk-police-in-udhampur-india-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=25215","title":{"rendered":"Operation Sohan: Two terrorists killed in joint operation by Army, CRPF, J&#038;K police in Udhampur | India News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-134300044,imgsize-371789,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/terrorists.jpg\" alt=\"Operation Sohan: Two terrorists killed in joint operation by Army, CRPF, J&amp;K police in Udhampur\" title=\"2 terrorists killed in J&amp;K (Representative image)\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"2 terrorists killed in J&amp;K (Representative image)\">2 terrorists killed in J&amp;K (Representative image)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: Two terrorists were neutralised during an overnight counter-terrorism operation in Jammu and Kashmir\u2019s Udhampur district, the Army said on Thursday.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"1\"\/>The operation, code-named Operation Sohan, was launched during the intervening night of September 16 and 17 following confirmed intelligence inputs about the presence of terrorists in the general area of Brattal, the Army\u2019s White Knight Corps said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/>Despite hostile weather, difficult terrain and poor visibility, troops of the White Knight Corps, Jammu and Kashmir Police and the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) launched a targeted operation in the area, the Army said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/>Official said that a joint search operation was launched in the remote Bratel Soan and Khubban areas of Majalta around 9 pm on Wednesday following information about the movement of suspected terrorists.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"12\"\/>A few rounds of firing and blasts, reportedly carried out by security forces while targeting a suspected hideout, were heard in the forest shortly after the operation began, officials said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"14\"\/>The area remained largely quiet through the night before the lull ended on Thursday morning, when the terrorists opened heavy fire in an attempt to break the security forces\u2019 cordon.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"16\"\/>Security forces retaliated, triggering an encounter that continued in the forested area.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"19\"\/>The Army later said the operation resulted in the neutralisation of two terrorists. Search and surveillance operations are continuing in the area, while security forces remain deployed to track and neutralise any remaining threat, the White Knight Corps said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"21\"\/>The operation comes amid heightened security activity in the Pir Panjal region following the recent busting of an alleged overground worker (OGW) network linked to the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) in Rajouri.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"24\"\/>On September 15, Rajouri Police arrested three people in connection with an alleged terror module operating in the Pir Panjal region. According to police, the three were allegedly involved in providing logistical support, safe transit and other ground-level assistance to terrorists operating in the region.<\/p>\n<div data-type=\"in_view\" class=\"  \">\n<div class=\"LEzX4\">\n<div class=\"PmOGb\">\n<p class=\"PSf84\">Share your thoughts in the comments<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Insightful<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Agree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Disagree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Skeptical<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Concerning<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Promising<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Worth Reading<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Big Development<\/button><\/p>\n<p><textarea class=\"T9MbS\" rows=\"1\" placeholder=\"Add your Thoughts...\"\/><button type=\"button\" class=\"ZW6JD \" disabled=\"\">Post Comment<\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"swnca\">Be respectful \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatimes.com\/termsandcondition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"gkv0P\">TOI community guidelines<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"27\"\/>Preliminary investigation found that the accused allegedly worked as guides and helped facilitate the movement of terrorist groups towards the Kashmir Valley, police said. <!-- -->They were also suspected of providing ground support to terrorists linked to multiple high-profile attacks, including an attack targeting civilians.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"31\"\/>Police also recovered an improvised explosive device (IED) based on information provided by one of the accused.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"33\"\/>According to officials, preliminary findings indicated that the IED had allegedly been handed over to the accused by members of a terrorist group for safe custody and possible use in a targeted attack.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"35\"\/>The recovery of the IED and the arrests have provided investigators with leads into the wider terror network operating in the region, police said.<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/operation-sohan-two-terrorists-killed-in-joint-operation-by-army-crpf-jk-police-in-udhampur\/articleshow\/134300026.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2 terrorists killed in J&amp;K (Representative image) NEW DELHI: Two terrorists were neutralised during an overnight counter-terrorism operation in Jammu and Kashmir\u2019s Udhampur district, the Army said on Thursday.The operation, code-named Operation Sohan, was launched during the intervening night of September 16 and 17 following confirmed intelligence inputs about the presence of terrorists in the 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