The Romeo Force of the Indian Army and the Special Operations Group (SOG) continued their joint operation on Thursday for the 10th consecutive day in the forest area of Lasana in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch to trace terrorists believed to be hiding in the region.
This has been one of the biggest terror attacks after the abrogation of Article 370 in 2019. Following the terror attack, security forces have launched search operations on Wednesday to track down the terrorists responsible.
According to sources, top officers have rushed to the affected areas, with local security forces in alert and additional troops are being inducted in the area to carry out the search and destroy operations to nab the terrorists responsible for the attack.
Security has been beefed up since the attack, with visuals from the area showing the streets being deserted in the usually bustling tourist area. Many organisations have also called for a Jammu bandh following the attack.
In a post on microblogging platform X, LG Sinha said, "I strongly condemn the cowardly terror attack on tourists in Pahalgam. I assure the people that those behind this despicable attack will not go unpunished. Spoke to the DGP & Security officials. Army and J&K Police teams have rus
Terrorists opened fire in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, injuring civilians. Police and security forces arrived at the site immediately, and ambulances were dispatched. The area has been cordoned off, and a search operation is underway.
The Romeo Force of the Indian Army and the Special Operations Group (SOG) continued their joint operation on Sunday for the sixth consecutive day in the forest area of Lasana in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch to trace terrorists believed to be hiding in the region.
The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) has introduced a robotic device capable of carrying out underwater search operations at depths of up to 200 metres.
The BSF said that on April 17, BSF and Punjab Police recovered six pistols with 14 magazines in the border area of Amritsar, consequent upon an extensive search operation based on specific information.
"An incident has come to light wherein certain individuals were allegedly manhandled by Army personnel in Rajouri District (J-K). The Army had input on the likely movement of terrorists in a vehicle in this sensitive area. Accordingly, search operations were being conducted," said the Army.
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Tuesday stated that it had arrested four individuals as part of its probe into the Digital Arrests case under Operation Chakra-V, as per an official release. The arrests were made following search operations at 12 locations across multiple states.
The Indian Army cordoned off the forested region in the Lasana area in the Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir after an exchange of fire with terrorists.