Sources said the Jaish-e-Mohammed has been pushed “below threshold level” in Jammu region following ‘Operation Trashi-I’, which led to the death of Jaish commander Saifullah Baloch
The Jaish-e-Mohammed network in the Jammu region has suffered a massive blow after security forces gunned down three terrorists linked to the Pakistan-based group in Kishtwar on Sunday.
According to top intelligence sources, the Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) has been pushed “below threshold level” in Jammu following ‘Operation Trashi-I’, in which one of the three terrorists killed was Jaish commander Saifullah Baloch.
The intelligence sources told News18 that Indian security forces have successfully pushed the JeM into “panic mode” by striking local command structure and communications, as well as by focusing on their remote and high-altitude hideouts in the Doda-Kishtwar belt. Saifullah Baloch, a Pakistani national, was described as a “notorious infiltrator” responsible for orchestrating multiple attacks against security forces in this region over recent years.
The sources said Saifullah’s elimination, alongside two Pakistani aides, has effectively dismantled the local command structure of Jaish and severely crippled its ability to plan future strikes.
INTELLIGENCE-DRIVEN DATA KEY TO TRACKING TERRORISTS
The sources said Operation Trashi-I took place in the remote, forested Passerkut area of the Chatroo belt.
They said multi-agency teams – the Indian Army, Jammu and Kashmir police, and CRPF – used intelligence-driven data to track the terrorists to a nomadic hut. During a fierce gunfight, this hideout caught fire, and security forces subsequently recovered two AK-47 rifles along with a significant cache of ammunition.
The success of this operation, the sources said, is a turning point in regional security. Intelligence reports indicate that the remaining JeM elements have been forced into a “panic mode”, characterised by a total breakdown in their logistical and communication frameworks. The group has been stripped of its sophisticated equipment; instead of using secure ultra sets or satellite phones, they have been reduced to the primitive tactic of snatching mobile phones from local residents due to an intense fear of detection.
“This operation shows the effectiveness of multi-agency coordination, precise intel, and forward deployment in denying space to terrorists,” a source said, highlighting that the group now has “limited ability to execute large-scale attacks or expand its footprint”.
With six Jaish terrorists eliminated in the Jammu region this year, sustained operations have successfully contained the threat, the source said.