SRINAGAR: A joint team of the Jammu and Kashmir Police, Indian Army and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) launched a Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) in south Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Saturday evening, intensifying searches in Mir Bazar and Khudwani areas.
The joint operation involves personnel from the Army’s 1 Rashtriya Rifles (RR) and 9 Rashtriya Rifles units, along with police and CRPF personnel.
Security forces have sealed key entry and exit points in the targeted areas and launched door-to-door searches as part of the operation.
Director General of Police (DGP) Nalin Prabhat and Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kashmir Sujit Kumar, accompanied by other senior officers, also reached the spot to personally monitor the operation.
The operation comes amid heightened security measures in the district following recent militant activities.
