A joint workforce of safety forces launched a cordon-and-search operation in Malhar space of Kathua district on Monday after the alleged sighting of two terror suspects in the realm. Later in the day, GOC White Knight Corps (also called 16 Corps) Lt Gen P Ok Mishra, accompanied by GOC CIF-Delta Maj Gen A P S Bal, visited Seoj Dhar to overview the continuing anti-terror operations in the hilly districts of Udhampur, Doda and Kishtwar in Jammu Division.The armed duo was allegedly noticed in Dragal village, in the higher reaches of Kathua, prompting recent searches by a joint workforce of the Army, J&Ok Police and CRPF. Sniffer canines and surveillance models have been additionally pressed into service, officers mentioned, including that the suspects had not been traced up to now, even because the operation continued.Massive searches have been underway in Seoj Dhar forest on the Dudu-Basantgarh axis in Udhampur, adjoining Doda’s Bhaderwah, over the weekend after a soldier fell to terrorists’ bullets late Friday, pushing this yr’s safety loss of life toll in counter-terrorism operations in the area to twenty — 14 in Jammu and 6 in Kashmir. On Sunday, one other gunfight erupted between safety personnel and ultras in Keshwan forest, Kishtwar.While there was no contact with terrorists after the preliminary gunfights in Seoj Dhar and Keshwan, choppers and drones have been sustaining aerial surveillance in the goal areas whereas joint events of the Army, J&Ok Police and CRPF have been combing each forests, aided by sniffer canines, officers mentioned.
