CASO launched in Sopore village

Sopore : Amid rainfall, the government forces on Thursday launched a Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) in Thakgund village of Behrampora Sopore in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district.

Officials said that a joint team of Army’s 22 RR, SOG Sopore and 179 CRPF and 92 BN conducted door-to-door searches in the Thakkgund Behrampora village of Sopore this evening.

They said the operation was launched after receiving inputs about the presence of militants in the area. “So far, no contact has been established with the militants,” the officials said–(KNO)