Anti-terror operation in Doda after sighting

On August 10-11, 2026, a video surfaced purportedly showing four suspected terrorists scaling Ramtund Peak in Jammu and Kashmir's Doda district, triggering a major anti-terror operation. The Ramtund area, near the Seoj Dhar belt of Udhampur district, is a remote, heavily forested mountainous region used by terrorists as a movement route and hideout. Locals captured the footage and alerted security forces late Monday afternoon. Security forces, including the India — Indian Army, India — Jammu and Kashmir, and India — Central Reserve Police Force, launched a search operation and mobilized reinforcements from Udhampur on Tuesday morning. Preliminary inputs suggest the group may comprise three foreign terrorists and one local, but there has been no contact with the suspects so far. A separate joint search operation was also launched in the Mendhar sector of Poonch district after a security guard noticed suspicious movement near a tunnel under construction and fired precautionary rounds; no casualties or damage were reported.