SRINAGAR: A day after three policemen were abducted and killed by terrorists, security forces on Saturday launched a massive cordon and search operation in Shopian and
Pulwama districts of
Jammu and Kashmir, police said.
The cordon and search operation (CASO) was launched in at least eight villages in Pulwama and Shopian districts in south Kashmir early this morning, a police official said.
He said a joint team of police, Army and paramilitary CRPF launched the CASO to flush out terrorists from the area.The official said the operation was going on when last reports came in.
Three cops were on Friday abducted and later killed by terrorists in
Shopian district.
Meanwhile, clashes broke out between groups of youth and security forces during the CASO at Shermal in Shopian, the official said.
He said youth pelted stones on the security forces carrying out searches in the area.
The forces fired
tear gas
shells to quell the protests, the official said, adding, clashes were going on.
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