Jammu, March 25 -- Security forces, on Monday, recovered three magazines of US made M4 carbine, four packets of explosives and food items from Dolka forest near Sanyal village in Hiranagar sector of Kathua district, said people familiar with the development.

"Recoveries of three M4 magazines, four packets of explosives and food items besides a pair of shoes amply suggest that the terrorists fled the spot after being engaged by the troops in firing on Sunday," said a senior police officer.

Security forces, on Monday, intensified their search operations to track down the group of four to five Jaish terrorists hiding in the jungles of Sanyal area.

On Monday, tractors with bullet proof canopy, drones and sniffer dogs were deployed to trace...