Srinagar, June 22 -- Srinagar- Operation 'Sheruwali', the massive anti-terror operation launched in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district following reports of militant presence in the Manjakote sector, entered its 31st day on Monday, making it one of the longest-running counter-terror operations in the Jammu region in recent years.

The operation was launched last month after security agencies received specific intelligence inputs about the movement of armed militants in the Gambhir Mughlan-Dorimal forest belt of Rajouri district.

What began as a cordon-and-search operation intensified after security forces established contact with suspected militants during the initial phase. Since then, a multi-layered security grid comprising the Army,...