Rs 20 Lakh Reward Announced for 4 Terrorists Seen in J&K’s Kathua; Sketches Released

Jammu and Kashmir Police on Saturday announced a cash reward of Rs 20 lakhs for credible information about four terrorists. Sketches of these terrorists were released. These four terrorists were seen in ‘dhoks’ (mud-houses) in the higher reaches of Kathua district.

On July 8, five soldiers including a Junior Commissioned Officer (JCO) were killed in an ambush by terrorists on an army patrol in remote forest belt of Machedi Kathua district.

Terrorists affiliated with Kashmir Tigers, a shadow group of Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammad outfit were involved in the attack. They had infiltrated into India for terrorist activities. Despite a massive search operation, these terrorists remain untraced.

In a post on X, J-K Police released sketches of the four terrorists and wrote, “…A reward of 5 lakhs on each terrorist for an actionable information. Anyone with credible information of terrorists will also be suitably rewarded.”

Police in Doda district had also released the sketches and cash reward of Rs 5 lakh each on four terrorists involved in the attack as efforts are continuing to hunt them down.

Earlier on June 9, nine passengers, including seven pilgrims returning from Shiv Khori temple, were killed by terrorists in Reasi district. The terrorists involved in the attack are also at large and are on the run despite a cash reward on their heads.