Srinagar: Government forces Monday launched a cordon and search operation (CASO) in Mir Mohalla area of Hajin in northern Kashmir’s Bandipora district.
Officials sources said that 13 Rashtriya Rifles of Indian Army, and Special Operations Group of Jammu and Kashmir Police launched searches in Mir Mohalla area of Hajin town after receiving specific inputs about the presence of militants in the area.
“The heavy concentration of the forces was witnessed in the area and all the routes leading to Hajin had been sealed, and house to house search operation is going on,” sources said. (KNO)