According to officials, the security personnel involved in the operation, which broke out on Wednesday, were being assisted by quadcopters and drones in the ongoing efforts to locate the terrorists.
As part of Shivamogga terror conspiracy, one accused, Mohamed Shariq, had been on his way to plant a pressure cooker IED at Mangaluru's Kadri Manjunatha Temple.
The Wheeled Armored Amphibious Platform (WHAP) is a state-of-the-art vehicle that can operate on both land and water, as well as swamps, lakes and lagoons