Srinagar, Nov 11 : Security forces on Saturday launched massive search operations in Pulwama and Shopian in south Kashmir, where a militant attack on a police post was repulsed Friday night.
On a specific information about the presence of militants, the security forces launched a Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) in about half-a-dozen villages, including Kanigam and Kasb Aiyar in south Kashmir district of Pulwama, official sources said.
They said Rashtriya Rifles (RR), Special Operation Group (SOG) of Jammu and Kashmir police and CRPF sealed all exit points in these villages early Saturday morning to conduct search operation.
The house-to-house operation was going on when the reports last came in.
However, so far, no contact has been established with the militants, they said, adding that no one was detained.
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