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Forces Launch CASO in Srinagar Outskirts

April 16

The Government Forces on Tuesday afternoon launched Cordon and Search operation (CASO) in Aribagh area of Kanipora in Srinagar District.

Sources told The Kashmiriyat that a search operation has been launched jointly by forces including Jammu Kashmir Police and CRPF in Kanipora area of Srinagar outskirts.

All the entry and exit points of the area have been sealed on Tuesday afternoon.

A door to door search operation has begun, Locals told The Kashmiriyat.

Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) was launched as an Anti Militancy operation on May 2, 2017 amid a rise in the local recruitment into Militant groups in the Kashmir valley.

The Forces jointly conduct search operations in a specific area, locking down the area virtually and frisk houses on will.