NEW DELHI: Security forces on Sunday launched a cordon and search operation in Jammu and Kashmir‘s Kulgam district after receiving inputs about the presence of terrorists suspected to be behind an attack on a CRPF post earlier this week, officials said.The operation is under way in Khudwani and adjoining areas of the south Kashmir district following an input from the J&K Police about the presence of terrorists, they said.
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Senior Army officers, Director General of Police Nalin Prabhat and Kashmir Range Inspector General of Police Sujit Kumar Singh are overseeing the operation. Security forces have sealed all entry and exit points in the area, the officials added.The search operation comes days after terrorists opened fire on a CRPF post in Kulgam on Wednesday, injuring three personnel.Security forces have been searching for the attackers for the past four days, with senior officers supervising the operations.