India, June 27 -- Security forces have launched a fresh search operation in the forested Basantgarh area of Udhampur district on Friday to track down three Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) terrorists believed to be hiding after an encounter on Thursday left one of their associates dead.

Officials said the operation resumed early this morning, and news agency PTI reported that fresh reinforcements, drones, and sniffer dogs joined the effort.

The group of four Pakistan-based JeM terrorists was confronted on Thursday in the Bihali area of Basantgarh by a joint team of the Army and police. A gunfight followed, in which one terrorist-identified as Haider alias Maulvi from Pakistan-was killed.

Notably, Basantgarh is a known infiltration corridor for t...