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 Chief of Army Staff, General Upendra Dwivedi, visited forward areas in Punjab along the western borders, where he interacted with senior officers of the Border Security Forces (BSF) and discussed various contours of national security in the region.
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 Director General of Kishtwar-Doda Ramban range, Shridhar Patil said during a press conference, "until terrorists are eliminated the operations will go on. People of the area have given full support to security forces. These operations shows good coordination of security forces."
According to CRPF, the search operation was carried out on Saturday morning and is currently underway with the CRPF's 202 CoBRA, 210 CoBRA, state police's Special Task Force and the District Reserve Guard at the scene currently.
Manipur has witnessed a significant boost in security operations, with forces conducting search and area domination exercises in vulnerable hill and valley districts in the last 24 hours.
A terrorist was neutralised by the Indian Army following an exchange of fire with security forces in the Kishtwar region of Jammu and Kashmir, the Army's White Knight Corps said on Friday.
Manipur has witnessed a significant boost in security operations in the last 24 hours, with forces conducting search and area domination exercises in vulnerable hill and valley districts.
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.