Jammu, Dec 17 || A CASO was launched on Wednesday by joint forces in the Mansar area of Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba district after locals reported suspicious movement in the area.
Officials said the locals in a village near Mansar in the district reported seeing some suspicious persons moving in the area.
“A police team immediately rushed to the area and started a CASO, which was later joined by personnel from the Army and the CRPF," officials said.
The area includes forests, agricultural fields and other locations which are being searched by the forces.
"The security forces in the areas of Mansar and other places have been alerted,” the officials added.
More details were awaited.
In another anti-terrorist operation carried out by joint forces in Udhampur district, one policeman was killed, and two others were injured on Tuesday.