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May 9, 2024 4:10 PM

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Security Operation in Jammu & Kashmir Enters Sixth Day

In Jammu and Kashmir, the Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) to track down terrorists responsible for attacking an IAF convoy in the Shaistar area of Poonch district on the 4th of May, which claimed the life of corporal rank personnel, entered the sixth day today. Akashvani Jammu Correspondent reports that security forces, including the Army, Police and CRPF, have further intensified combing and search operations in a nearly 20 square km area in the Surankote belt. Armed with surveillance equipment, including drones and sniffer dogs, the search operation is underway in Shahsitar, Gursai, Sanai, Lasana, and Sheendara top in the Surankote belt and adjoining areas in Poonch district. The security forces are seeking the identification of the terrorists, whose three to four pictures, probably retrieved from the CCTV footage in the area, are public now. Posters offering a cash reward of 20 lakh rupees for any information leading to the arrest of the two individuals, believed to be the prime suspects, have also been put up in Surankote. So far, 26 persons have been detained for questioning and the authorities are reviewing some CCTV footage for leads. The search operation by the security forces launched on Tuesday, is also under way in the Sada and Kandi areas of the Rajouri district.