Security forces on Thursday launched a Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) in downtown Srinagar, official sources said.
They said following specific information about presence of militants, a joint CASO was launched by police and CRPF at Karfali Mohalla in Habba Kadal in Srinagar on Thursday evening.
“The security forces were conducting house-to-house search in the densely populated area,” they said, adding so far no contact was established with militants.
They said the operation was still going on when the reports last came in.