India, April 26 -- At least 175 suspects have been detained from Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag district as a widespread search operation is underway to track down the terrorists involved in the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack, which killed 26 people and injured many others in the Baisaran meadow, located 5 km from Pahalgam town, police said.

The police had picked up overground workers, relatives of active militants and suspects from across J&K, however many were released after initial investigation, a police spokesperson said.

"In the wake of the recent Pahalgam incident and as part of intensified efforts to curb terrorism and its ecosystem, Anantnag Police, in close collaboration with the Army, CRPF (Central Reserve Police Force) and ot...