Jammu, Dec. 30 -- Security forces on Tuesday launched cordon and search operations along border areas and the mountainous hinterland of Poonch and Kishtwar districts of Jammu and Kashmir as part of heightened anti-terror measures, officials said.
Acting on inputs about the presence of two terrorist groups operating in the Doda-Kishtwar forest areas, security forces launched a cordon and search operation in the Keshwan-Chatroo valley after apprehending terrorist movement, they said.
Troops used drones and other aerial surveillance equipment to monitor the area in a bid to track down the terrorists, they added.
According to reports, two groups of Jaish-e-Mohammad terrorists, with two to three operatives each, are believed to be present in ...