A massive search operation is underway in Jammu and Kashmir's Gulmarg sector, following a terror attack that left four people dead, including two soldiers ¹ ² ³. The operation was launched along the Line of Control and the area near the site of the attack, with security forces sealing all routes around the site ¹.
The attack occurred when terrorists opened fire on an Army vehicle in the Bota Pathri area, about six kilometers from the tourist hotspot Gulmarg in north Kashmir's Baramulla district ¹ ². Two Army porters and two soldiers were killed, while another porter and a soldier were injured ¹ ².
Security forces are using human and technical intelligence inputs to aid the search operation, which aims to trace and neutralize the terrorists behind the attack ¹. Senior officers of the police and Army are overseeing the operation.
Key Developments:
- Search Operation: The Indian Army and Police have intensified their searches to trace the accused in terror attacks in Gulmarg and Gagangir ³.
- Security Measures: Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha has directed the police to tighten security measures around key infrastructure projects and construction camps ³.
- Terror Group Infiltration: Reports suggest that a terrorist group had infiltrated the area during early summer and taken shelter in the higher reaches of the Afrawat range ¹ ².
