SFs launch CASO in forest areas of Bhadarwah following suspicious movement

STATE TIMES NEWS

Bhadarwah: Acting on the inputs, security forces launched a cordon and search operation(CASO) in forest area near Mathola area of Bhaderwah on Friday, an official said.
While confirming the news, SSP Doda Javaid Iqbal, who also joined the CASO, said that Security forces, including Jammu Kashmir Police, SOG and Army this morning launched a cordon and search operation (CASO) following movement of “suspected people” in forest areas.
SSP Doda Javaid Iqbal said that some locals noticed suspicious movement of some armed people in Mathola area of Bhaderwah.

The schools in the area have also been shut, the sources said.
The operation was going on when the last reports came in from the area.
Security forces are already on high alert and setup is fully activated following the martyrdom of a Village Defence Guard member in a confrontation with unidentified gunmen in Panara village of Basantgarh in Udhampur District on Sunday, which is adjoining to Bhaderwah.
According to reliable sources, the suspected persons are possibly those involved in killing of VDG member in Udhampur, who fled from there towards forests.