Cordon-and-search-operation launched in Poonch villages

Poonch: The Jammu and Kashmir police and army on Friday launched a cordon-and-search-operation (CASO) in Medhar area of Poonch district.

Quoting unnamed officials, GNS reported that at around 2 pm, Mendhar Police’s SOG and Army’s 49 RR launched the CASO in village Dhargloon Sarula and Khait in Mendhar.

SDPO Mendhar Z A Jafri said that the CASO was launched amid specific information about suspicious movement in the villages.

When this report was filed, searches in the villages were going on. (GNS)