Three days after attack on Army convoy, search operation launched in Poonch

Jammu, January 15

Three days after an Army convoy came under attack in Krishna Ghati area of Poonch, a search operation was launched in different areas after reports of suspicious movement in the district were received by intelligence agencies.

The operation has been launched by the Army, J&K Police and Central Reserved Police Force (CRPF) in Sawjian area of the densely forested area of the district. Security forces received an intelligence input from locals after they saw some suspicious men in the area.

Another search operation is already underway in Krishna Ghati sector in areas including Dhara, Magnad and Jallas to track down the terrorists who had fired on a convoy of the Army vehicles on Friday.

The Army in an official statement had said on Friday that at around 6 pm, a security forces convoy was fired upon by suspected terrorists from a jungle. There was no casualty to the troops. The troops are using sniffer dogs and aerial surveillance to search the area.

The Army and J&K Police are struggling in the wake of little intelligence regarding the group of terrorists active in the forest areas of Rajouri and Poonch.

The group behind the attack on an Army convoy on December 21 last year near Dera ki Gali of Poonch in which four soldiers were killed is still at large. Despite efforts of the Army and police, the ultras have given a slip to the security forces.