(PTI Photo)In a first-of-its-kind search operation in more than a decade in the Valley, the Army, CRPF, BSF and police held a door-to-door hunt through the tightly packed Old City area of Baramulla on Tuesday, beginning before sunrise at 5 am and stopping only after 12 hours. The security forces split up into small teams, each including Army, police and paramilitary men. Watch Video: What’s making newsBaramulla SSP Imtiyaz Hussain Mir said that after two attacks on the Army in the town, the operation was inevitable. Before the current round of protests, for eight years, Baramulla had not witnessed any major militant strike or attack. Protests are happening everywhere in Kashmir and our area is not an exception.”Following the operation, the Lashkar-e-Toiba issued a threat to Station House Officer, Baramulla, Khalid Ahmad.

Source: Indian Express October 19, 2016 21:33 UTC