Kishtwar /June, 22 : Sniffer dogs were pressed into service as a massive search operation to track down militants in a forest area of Keshwan in district kishtwar continued for the second consecutive day on Saturday, officials said.
The Army and police had launched a search operation in the forest area near Keshwan village on last Friday following information about the movement of suspected militants.
A brief gunfight took place between the militants and the security forces on Friday and it is believed that one of them got injured, but managed to flee along with his accomplices deep inside the dense forest, officials said.
Blood stains were spotted near the scene of the gunfight. The search operation is on and sniffer dogs were pressed into service to track down the militants, officials said.
On May 31, two special police officers were injured in an encounter with militants in Appan area of Marwah belt in the district. The ultras managed to escaped after the encounter.
