Shopian village under siege, search operation underway

A cordon and search operation is going on in a Shopian village here in South Kashmir.

Sources told that combined forces received inputs about the presence of militants in Babapora Shopian village that falls under the jurisdiction of police station Zainpora.

Sources added that soldiers from 1 Rashtriya Rifles, SOG and troopers from 178 Battalion have laid a siege and door-to-door search operation is underway.