Government forces on Sunday launched a cordon-and-search-operation in Veeri village of Bijbehara in south Kashmir's Anantnag district.
Reports said that joint parties of Army, CRPF and the SOG of Jammu and Kashmir Police launched the operation after receiving information about the presence of militants in Veeri village. They said that house-to-house searches were being conducted in the area.
Further details are awaited.