Massive operation in Kashmir: Forces go door to door hunting for militants

Last week, at least 2 clips appeared on social media with gun toting militants marching in Shopian

Some 20 villages in South Kashmir were cordoned off on Thursday as thousands of security personnel were pressed into a hunt for militants believed to be present in the area. The massive operation comes after a spate of attacks on security personnel and bank robberies in the area.  

However, according to the police, the operation was called off after eight hours without any arrests.

The biggest anti-militancy operation in Kashmir in recent years, described by a police officer as "unprecedented", followed a spree of bank robberies and spurt in militant attacks in south of the valley – a militant