The search is mainly going on 8 villages of Pulwama and South Kashmir namely: Lassipora, Armula, Alaipura, Batnur, Garbug, NauporaPayen, Hajdarpora and Achan. Some villages of adjoining Shopian district are also under cordon and search.
The Cordon and Search Operations (CASO) was launched following the killing of three SPOs in Shopian district on Friday; after a death threat by Hizbul terrorists via video.
The incident also led to pouring of resignations from various police officers who fear their lives and that of their family members. The SPOs also shared videos on social media citing reason for their resignations.
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As per sources 35 SPOs have resigned since Friday.