JAMMU, Aug. 18 -- Security forces launched search operations at several locations following reports of the movement of suspected persons in Udhampur, Reasi and Kathua districts, officials said on Tuesday.

The police, in collaboration with the CRPF, began a cordon-and-search operation after receiving information about the movement of two suspected individuals.

These individuals allegedly knocked on the door of Prakash Chand in Udhampur's Talot village late Monday night and asked for food, officials said.

They said that the residents did not respond to the repeated knocks for several minutes. Concerned, they alerted the security forces after the suspected individuals, who were wearing shawls, left the area heading towards the Khuban side...