The Palghar police have formed several teams — at least 40 officers in each — to conduct a combat operation to catch the absconding accused hiding in the dense forest area. Superintendent of Police, Palghar district, Gaurav Singh hinted at using technology and sniffer dogs to track down the killers. He said the teams would be combing the forest areas minutely.

If required, we will take the help of drone cameras and the dog squad to track down the accused. They will be arrested soon as we have been working round the clock to surround them in the jungle."