Archive · 17 Sep 2026
Two Suspected JeM Militants Killed in Udhampur Forest Operation
Security forces searched a forest area in Udhampur after receiving information about suspected terrorists.
The operation began on Wednesday night and continued into Thursday morning.
Soldiers and police surrounded the area with help from the Central Reserve Police Force.
The suspected terrorists later fired heavily while trying to escape the cordon.
Two of them were killed and their bodies were recovered.
Police identified them as Saddam and Mustafa and said they were Pakistani members of Jaish-e-Mohammad.
The reports said this identification was not described as fully conclusive in every account.
Security forces found rifles, a pistol, magazines, ammunition and grenades.
The search continued because officials believed another threat might remain, and one suspected helper was detained for questioning.
Two suspected terrorists were killed during a joint security operation in Udhampur district, Jammu and Kashmir.
The operation began Wednesday night after intelligence indicated suspected terrorist movement in Majalta’s forest areas.
The Army, Jammu and Kashmir Police and Central Reserve Police Force participated, with reinforcements deployed.
Police identified the slain men as Saddam and Mustafa and said they were Pakistani nationals affiliated with Jaish-e-Mohammad, although some reports said identities and affiliations were still being confirmed.
Weapons, ammunition and grenades were recovered, while searches continued and a suspected Jaish-e-Mohammad over-ground worker was detained.
- Who
- The Indian Army, Jammu and Kashmir Police, Central Reserve Police Force, two suspected terrorists identified by police as Saddam and Mustafa, and one detained suspected over-ground worker.
- What
- Two suspected Jaish-e-Mohammad terrorists were killed in an encounter, weapons and ammunition were recovered, and one suspected over-ground worker was detained.
- When
- The operation began around 9 p.m. on Wednesday night and continued into Thursday morning, September 17.
- Where
- The forested Majalta area of Udhampur district, with reports naming Brattal, Bratel Soan, Sohan or Sohan, and Khubban.
- Why
- Security forces acted on intelligence and reports of suspected terrorist movement in the forest area.
- Reported fatalities
- Two suspected terrorists were killed.
- Reported identities
- Jammu and Kashmir Police identified the men as Saddam and Mustafa and described them as Pakistani JeM terrorists; other reports said identities or affiliations were not yet conclusively established.
- Security forces
- The operation involved the Indian Army, Jammu and Kashmir Police and Central Reserve Police Force.
- Weapons recovered
- An AK-series assault rifle with four magazines, an M4 carbine with three magazines, a Glock pistol with two magazines and four grenades.
- Operation timing
- Security forces began the cordon around 9 p.m. on Wednesday, with heavy firing reported Thursday morning.
- Detention
- A local man suspected of being a Jaish-e-Mohammad over-ground worker was detained for questioning.
- Current status
- Search, surveillance, reinforcement and sanitisation operations continued in the surrounding forest.
Sources
2 Pakistani JeM terrorists killed, 1 suspect detained in J&K’s Udhampur
J&K Encounter: Two Terrorists Killed In Joint Operation By Security Forces In Udhampur’s Majalta Forest
Two terrorists killed in Udhampur encounter; security operation continues
