JAMMU: Decomposed remains of a suspected Pakistani Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terrorist was found Saturday along with an M4 rifle in Divshetar area of J&K’s Doda district, with security forces suggesting the corpse had been lying in the snow-capped hills since the man’s death in a past operation.Some locals noticed the body in Seoj Dhar zone and intimated authorities. “Security forces are conducting further investigations to ascertain the identity of the deceased and other details,” an official said.A J&K Police post on X, apparently aimed at terrorists, pointed towards an encounter death. “You Can Run But You Can’t Hide. SOG Doda, Rashtriya Rifles (RR) and CRPF retrieved the remains of a Pakistani Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorist who had been neutralised earlier in a joint operation.

A night vision-enabled M4 rifle was also recovered,” the post read.Searches to smoke out terrorists from the higher reaches of Doda, Kishtwar, Kathua, Udhampur, Rajouri and Poonch districts in Jammu zone have been common over the past two years, resulting in nearly a dozen encounters.

Barely a month ago, four suspected terrorists were spotted scaling the Ramtund peak in Doda’s Seoj Dhar area, triggering intensive searches.

In Feb this year, Doda cops pasted posters seeking information about Saifullah, a self-styled Jaish commander from Pakistan suspected to be holed up in the Chatroo belt of adjoining Kishtwar district.In Sept last year, an Army jawan died from injuries suffered in an encounter after terrorists opened fire on a patrolling team in the forests of Doda’s Bhaderwah.