Jammu, 12 January
The operation launched to trace the terrorists seen along the Line of Control in Akhnoor sector last week entered its second day today. The security forces are taking the help of drones and other modern equipment in this entire operation. Various units of the Army started the operation in Bhathal area on Saturday. It should be said that the villagers had claimed some suspicious activity in the Jogivan forest area. The villagers suspect that these mashkooks have come here by infiltrating across the border. Since no trace of these vehicles has been found yet, other security forces have been engaged in a search operation. He said that apart from search dogs, drones and other modern equipment have been deployed by the security forces for this entire operation, while police parties have also joined the search operation. On October 28 and 29 last year, three armed terrorists of Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed were killed by security forces in a two-day operation in Akhnoor sector. -News-Patiala