Forces launch CASO in Sopore village
Sopore: Government forces launched a Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) in north Kashmir’s Sopore village on Monday afternoon.
Reports said that Army’s 22 RR Special Operation Group (SOG) of Police and CRPF jointly conducted searches in Nowpora village of Sopore on Monday afternoon.
Reports said that door to door searches were conducted after troops got a tip off about the presence of armed militants in the area.
SSP Sopore Javid Iqbal said that the operation was started following specific information about the militants movement in the area.
“Searches have been launched in the area,” he said.