Security forces, led by the Army, continued the search and combing operation of Gadool hill in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district for the sixth day on Monday, as official sources suggested no reports of militant fire was reported during the day.
Officials said the security forces have started closing in on the suspected spots, including the cave-like hideout, on the slopes of Gadool hill in Anantnag’s Kokernag area. The suspected cave-like hideout was destroyed in the past four days with mortars and rocket fire.
Official sources said the combing operation is “deliberately slow” to avoid any improvised explosive devices set up by the militants in the area, as done on several occasions in the past. The Army has also pressed sniffer dogs for early detection of explosives in the area.
