Kathua Police, in coordination with other security forces, busted three terrorist hideouts during a joint operation in the Billawar area of Kathua district, Jammu & Kashmir.
On 07 January 2025, acting on specific intelligence about the movement of anti-national elements in the forest areas of Kamaad Nallah, Kalaban and Dhanu Parole, joint teams launched a large-scale search operation. During the operation, terrorists opened indiscriminate fire, leading to an exchange of fire that continued through the night.
During the initial search, one terrorist hideout was detected, from which security forces recovered items including two M4 empty cartridges, a plastic box containing desi ghee, almonds, hand gloves, a cap, a blanket, a tarpaulin sheet, a small pouch and polythene bags.
In continuation of the operation, on 16 January 2026, two more terrorist hideouts were busted in the Kalikhad and Kalaban areas of Billawar. Items recovered from these hideouts included a cooking gas cylinder, cooking oil, charger wire, hand gloves, cooking and eating utensils, an empty oil gallon, large plastic bags, a torch, blankets, containers, wrappers of eatables and other miscellaneous material.
The search operation remains ongoing to ensure the complete sanitisation of the area.
