Security operations in Kishtwar to track down militants

Security forces on Friday continued their operations in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar district to track down militants and recover an AK-47 rifle snatched from the personal security officer (PSO) of a political leader, officials said.

Suspected militants snatched the rifle from the PSO of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Kishtwar district president Sheikh Nasir Friday last, prompting authorities to impose curfew and launch a massive search operation.

Army and CRPF personnel, assisted by the police, were conducting raids and cordon-and-search operations in various areas of Kishtwar district, particularly the mountainous belt, to track down the militants and overground workers of militant outfits, they said.

The forces have detained over a dozen people so far, they said.