Search operation along Tibri Cantonment area continues

January 16, 2016 21:09

The search operation to flush out suspected militants, who were seen along the Tibri cantonment area in the district, continued for the eleventh day today.

Personnel of the district police, Border Security Force and Central Reserved Police Force jointly carried out a search operation in Got Pokhar, Pahra, Gajikot and Tibri villages and along the forest of Uppar Bari Doab Canal (UBDC) area.

The joint search operation was led by Tibbri police station SHO Kapil Kaushal.

Satnam Singh, a farmer of Pandher village, had claimed that he had seen two suspected militants in army uniform on January 6 while a migrant labourer also claimed that he had seen suspected militants in Bahian village on January 10.

400-odd security personnel of police, CRPF and BSF participated in the search operation, he said.

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