IMAGE: A Village Defence Committee member patrols Mangnar village near the Line of Control in Poonch on Thursday, January 5, 2023, in the wake of the January 1-2 terror attacks at Dhangri village in Rajouri district. All photographs: ANI Photo

IMAGE: VDC members patrol Dhangri village.

IMAGE: VDC members take positions against likely terrorist activity.

IMAGE: Elsewhere in Jammu and Kashmir, vehicles move slowly on the snow-covered Srinagar-Leh highway at Zojila Pass.

IMAGE: After many days of snowfall, snow is cleared from Zojila Pass.

IMAGE: Army personnel stand guard at the snow-cleared highway.