Multiple anti-militancy operations, covering vast areas dotted with forests and hilly pockets, were launched in the Pir Panjal Valley’s Rajouri and Poonch districts on Monday in the wake of heightened militant activities in the region this year.
The combing operations were jointly launched by the Jammu & Kashmir Police and the Indian Army in Rajouri’s Thanamandi, Suderbani, Kalakote, and Budhal. In Poonch, similar operations, including door-to-door searches, were carried out in Gursai and Mendhar, close to the Line of Control (LoC), officials said.
According to official sources, area domination and anti-militancy drills were held to trace militants hiding in the hilly and forest areas of the two districts (Rajouri and Poonch). Official sources said three locals were being questioned from the Budhal area.
