Rajouri, May 26 -- A massive cordon-and-search operation (CASO) by security forces entered its fourth consecutive day on Tuesday in the dense forest areas of Gambhir Mughlan and Dorimal in the Manjakote sector of Rajouri district, following intelligence inputs about the presence of suspected terrorists in the region.

The joint operation is being carried out by the Indian Army, Jammu and Kashmir Police, and the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) in the rugged forest terrain of the Pir Panjal belt.

Security forces had established contact with the suspected terrorists on Sunday during the intelligence-based operation, leading to a brief exchange of fire. Since then, extensive combing and surveillance operations have continued across the f...