Faced with a stone-pelting mob, security forces called off a cordon and search operation they had launched in south Kashmir’s Shopian district on Wednesday, after failing to locate any militants or their hideouts. The search operation was launched in Heff village in the Zainapora area, an Indian Army official said. He said a large number of security forces were involved in the search operation, which started in the early hours of Wednesday. The search operation comes two weeks after a similar but larger operation was launched in Shopian district to flush out militants. Security agencies believed the videos had been shot in the south Kashmir area, mostly in the Shopian district.

Source: Hindustan Times May 17, 2017 06:03 UTC