Cordon and search operation was launched by government forces in Samboora village of Pampore township in Pulwama district on Saturday.
Dar mohalla Samboora was cordoned off by forces on Saturday evening. Locals used loudspeakers in Masjids asking people to come out from their houses to disrupt the operation.
Army’s 50 Rashtriya Rifles, Jammu and Kashmir police and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) jointly launched the operation.
A senior police official said that area was cordoned off after specific inputs about the presence of two to three militants. He however said that the operation was underway and no contact with any militant was established till late evening,” he said.