Jammu, Jan. 15 -- Security forces on Wednesday intensified ongoing search operation by extending the cordon to track down a Jaish terrorist in Billawar area and also launched parallel searches in Rajbagh area of Kathua district following movement of two suspected terrorists, officials said on Wednesday.

Several gunshots were heard when the security forces launched the operation in the Najote forest area in Billawar tehsil on Tuesday based on information about the presence of a terrorist there.

There was no contact between the terrorist and the security forces. Fresh inputs suggested that he managed to escape the cordon by taking advantage of the treacherous terrain and darkness, the officials said.

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