Srinagar, Aug. 30 -- Security forces continued search operations in the dense forests of Gurez sector in north Kashmir's Bandipora district for the second consecutive day on Friday, after two infiltrators were gunned down on Thursday during a joint operation by the army and Jammu and Kashmir Police (JKP).

According to army officials, the bodies of both infiltrators have been recovered, and searches are ongoing to ascertain whether more militants were part of the infiltrating group.

"The soldiers are still in the forested area to verify whether the group comprised only two infiltrators or if others managed to sneak in. The operation will continue until the area is fully sanitised," said a senior Army officer familiar with the details. He...