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
The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) has introduced a robotic device capable of carrying out underwater search operations at depths of up to 200 metres.
"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.
The Indian Army has inducted additional troops and ramped up joint search efforts in the Lasana area of Surankote in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district after the security personnel made contact with terrorists on Monday night, as per officials.
The security forces in Manipur carried out search operations and area domination in the "fringe and vulnerable areas" of hill and valley districts and recovered three pumpi guns, the Manipur police said.
The area has been cordoned off to prevent the militants from escaping. Security forces are continuing their efforts to neutralise the threat and ensure the safety of civilians in the region, they added.
Search operations are underway in the capital city of Dominican Republic where the collapse of the roof of a nightclub resulted in the death of at least 89 people, New York Times (NYT) reported.
Taking to X, Manipur Police wrote, "Security forces conducted search operations and area domination in the fringe and vulnerable areas of hill and valley districts. During the operation, the following items were recovered. 1(one) SLR with 01(one) Magazine, 01(one) 12 Bore Single Barrel Gun,