Overview
- Security forces launched a joint manhunt in Thanamandi on Tuesday after CCTV footage showed two suspected terrorists moving on a road late Sunday night.
- SOG, CRPF and Army teams fanned out across Bhanghai, Hasplote, Karyote, Kopra Top and adjoining forests and set up checkpoints to plug entry and exit routes.
- Officials said the footage was verified before the operation and that there has been no contact or exchange of fire with the suspects so far.
- The searches form part of Operation Sheruwali, a prolonged anti‑militancy campaign begun in May that targets forest hideouts and LoC infiltration routes.
- A drone recovered in Samba district was seized and sent for forensic testing to check its technical specs and possible cross‑border links, which could shape next steps in the hunt.