Archive · 4 Oct 2026
Searches Intensify After Villager Abducted in Rajouri
A villager named Anil Sudan was taken by three suspected terrorists in Rajouri.
They reportedly asked him to guide them to a forest.
He was released at about 3:15 in the morning.
Police and Army personnel began searching for the suspects.
Searches also took place in other parts of Rajouri and in Udhampur after reports of suspicious people.
The article says no contact had been made with the suspects so far.
Army leaders reviewed security and readiness, and senior police officials discussed security and crime in Kishtwar.
Three suspected terrorists reportedly abducted villager Anil Sudan near his home in Upper Lardia, Rajouri, late Saturday.
Sudan was released around 3:15 a.m. after the suspects allegedly used him to guide them to Dua Khad forest.
Security forces launched searches in Rajouri and Udhampur; no contact with the suspects had been established.
Additional searches followed reports of armed people in Mandugala Dhok forest and suspected terrorist movement near Chigli Keya village.
Army commanders reviewed operational preparedness, while police in Kishtwar held a separate crime-and-security review.
- Who
- Anil Sudan, three suspected terrorists, and security forces.
- What
- Sudan was reportedly abducted and released after guiding the suspects; search operations followed.
- When
- The abduction occurred late Saturday night; Sudan was released around 3:15 a.m., and searches were reported on Sunday.
- Where
- Upper Lardia and Dua Khad forest in Rajouri, with additional searches in Rajouri and Udhampur districts.
- Why
- Security forces launched searches after reports of suspected terrorist movement and the reported abduction.
- Abducted villager
- Anil Sudan
- Suspects
- Three suspected terrorists
- Reported release time
- Around 3:15 a.m.
- Reported route
- Sudan was allegedly used as a guide to Dua Khad forest.
- Search districts
- Rajouri and Udhampur
- Earlier Udhampur encounter
- On September 17, two Pakistani terrorists were killed in Majalta; another reportedly escaped injured.
- Army review
- Northern Army Commander Lt General Pratik Sharma chaired a security review in Srinagar.