
Jammu, March 18 Security forces have launched search operations following reports of the movement of suspected terrorists in different locations in the Rajouri, Doda, and Poonch districts of J-K, officials said on Wednesday.
A combing operation was launched in Khandli and its surrounding areas near Palma in Rajouri late Tuesday after a local reported the movement of two suspicious individuals, the officials said.
They said the suspected individuals were seen moving along a stream towards a nearby forest.
No contact has been made with the suspicious individuals so far, an official said.
Similar operations are also underway in several villages in Marmat in Doda after some locals reported the movement of suspected terrorists.
Marmat is used by terrorists to travel between Doda and Basantgarh in Udhampur, which also borders parts of the Ramban district.
Police and the Army have also conducted searches in the Sarlea area of Doda, and in Dandi Dhara and Ari Sarooti in the Poonch district, the officials said.