Security forces launched a search operation after three bike-borne individuals jumped a police checkpoint and fled to a forest space in Rajouri late on Wednesday, officers mentioned on Thursday.

Additional director common of police (ADGP) Mukesh Singh mentioned, “There were no weapons or bags with them. So, a terror angle is unlikely.”

“A motorcycle jumped a police checkpost late on Wednesday at Thalka near Nowshera after which, cops and locals chased the two-wheeler and intercepted it at some distance,” mentioned one other police officer.

Three individuals driving on the motorbike, nevertheless, left it in the course of the highway and escaped, he added.

Searches have been launched, however it has been clarified that these suspects weren’t carrying any weapons, the cop mentioned.

People are suggested in opposition to spreading rumors relating to these folks carrying weapons, he added.

Security forces are on a excessive alert in Rajouri after six folks had been killed in twin terror assaults in Dhangri village of the district.