Operation Sheruwali enters seventh day; Search continues in Rajouri, Jammu and Kashmir. india news
JAMMU: A joint team of Army, Jammu and Kashmir Police and CRPF continued to search for two to three terrorists hiding in the dense forests of Dorimal-Gambhir Mughalan belt in Manjakot sector of Rajouri district, as Operation Sheruwali entered its seventh day on Friday.Officials said helicopters, drones and sniffer dogs were assisting troops on the ground. Additional reinforcements were also sent to close potential escape routes and assist the forces in the ongoing counter-insurgency operation, which was launched on 23 May after a brief gunfight between militants and security personnel.Heavy firing and shelling took place in Dorimal on Thursday as search teams continued to tighten the cordon. Earlier, security forces had busted a terrorist hideout loaded with some essential items on May 25, the third day of the operation. Later that place was destroyed.Several top officials, including Northern Army Commander Lieutenant General Prateek Sharma and IG CRPF (Jammu) Amol V Homkar, visited Rajouri last week for operational review and situational assessment.
