{"id":254240,"date":"2025-03-07T20:31:06","date_gmt":"2025-03-07T20:31:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/07\/three-civilians-missing-in-kathua-security-forces-launch-search-operation\/"},"modified":"2025-03-07T20:31:07","modified_gmt":"2025-03-07T20:31:07","slug":"three-civilians-missing-in-kathua-security-forces-launch-search-operation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/07\/three-civilians-missing-in-kathua-security-forces-launch-search-operation\/","title":{"rendered":"Three civilians missing in Kathua; security forces launch search operation"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/img.etimg.com\/photo\/msid-118793538,imgsize-179944.cms?ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Three civilians missing in Kathua; security forces launch search operation\" title=\"Three civilians missing in Kathua; security forces launch search operation\" \/><\/div>\n<div data-brcount=\"14\">The armed forces launched a massive search operation to trace three civilians, including a teenager, who went missing in the mountainous Billawar area of Kathua district in Jammu.<\/p>\n<p><style><![CDATA[\n    \t    #sr_widget.onDemand p, #stock_pro.onDemand p{font-size: 14px;line-height: 1.28;}\n    \t    .onDemand .live_stock{left:17px;padding:1px 3px 1px 5px;font-size:12px;font-weight:600;line-height:18px;top:9px}\n    \t    #sr_widget.onDemand .sr_desc{margin:0 auto 0;}\n    \t    #sr_widget.onDemand .sr_desc{color: #024d99;margin-top:10px;}\n    \t    #sr_widget.onDemand .crypto .live_stock .lb-icon{8px 6px 5px 3px !important}\n    \t    #sr_widget.crypto.onDemand a.text{border-bottom:1px solid #ccc;padding-bottom:5px;display:block;width:100%}\n    \t    #sr_widget.onDemand .sr_desc .text p, #stock_pro.onDemand .sr_desc .text p{font-size:12px;font-weight:400;}\n    \t]]><\/style>\n<p><!--\/article_liveblog.cms?msid=105115637&pos=toppotime:1--><strong>They were on way to attend a marriage ceremony<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The incident took place in the Lohai Malhar village of Billawar tehsil where three civilians &#8211; Jogesh Singh, Darshan Singh and teenager Varun Singh &#8211; went missing when they were on way to attend a marriage ceremony. They were part of the marriage procession which was scheduled to go from Dehuta village to Lohai Malhar. J&amp;K Police officials said the investigation and search operation was going on and as of now the incident could not be linked to any &#8220;militant act&#8221;. They said they were also investigating the case of the missing teenager separately.<\/p>\n<p>However, locals in the area said there were reports of &#8220;movements of some unknown suspects in the area&#8221; earlier this week. They feared that the two incidents might be connected as the missing persons had not been traced for more than 24 hours. <\/p>\n<p><!--\/include_growfast.cms?pagename=article&skipcss=1potime:1-->A local said one of the missing persons had called his family to inform them that they were &#8220;lost in the mountains&#8221;, but since then their phones had been switched off.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Matter Raised in Assembly<\/strong><br \/>The BJP legislator from Billawar, Satish Kumar Sharma, raised the issue of the missing persons on the floor of the assembly. &#8220;Have spoken to IG Jammu Bhim Sen Tuti over three Hindus from Billawar who have gone missing in Lohai Malhar in Kathua&#8230; Have been informed that joint forces are carrying out searches in the area to trace the whereabouts of three civilians, including a minor, and senior officials from Jammu are en route incident site,&#8221; said Sharma, who is also the leader of the Opposition in the J&amp;K assembly. <\/p>\n<p><style><![CDATA[\n    \t    #sr_widget.onDemand p, #stock_pro.onDemand p{font-size: 14px;line-height: 1.28;}\n    \t    .onDemand .live_stock{left:17px;padding:1px 3px 1px 5px;font-size:12px;font-weight:600;line-height:18px;top:9px}\n    \t    #sr_widget.onDemand .sr_desc{margin:0 auto 0;}\n    \t    #sr_widget.onDemand .sr_desc{color: #024d99;margin-top:10px;}\n    \t    #sr_widget.onDemand .crypto .live_stock .lb-icon{8px 6px 5px 3px !important}\n    \t    #sr_widget.crypto.onDemand a.text{border-bottom:1px solid #ccc;padding-bottom:5px;display:block;width:100%}\n    \t    #sr_widget.onDemand .sr_desc .text p, #stock_pro.onDemand .sr_desc .text p{font-size:12px;font-weight:400;}\n    \t]]><\/style>\n<p><!--\/article_liveblog.cms?msid=105115637&pos=botpotime:1--><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/news\/india\/three-civilians-missing-in-kathua-security-forces-launch-search-operation\/articleshow\/118793538.cms\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The armed forces launched a massive search operation to trace three civilians, including a teenager, who went missing in the mountainous Billawar area of Kathua district in Jammu. 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