Overview
- The Army’s White Knight Corps reported contact with Jaish-e-Mohammad terrorists in Basantgarh, Udhampur, stating that a cordon is in place and a firefight is ongoing.
- Cordon-and-search operations continue in Kishtwar’s Chatroo–Dolgam–Dichhar belt to track three suspects believed to be relocating across snowbound terrain.
- Forces have deployed drones, helicopters, aerial surveillance and sniffer dogs to tighten the grid and block escape routes in high-altitude forests.
- Two men were detained by an Army Quick Reaction Team in Samba as search operations expanded across multiple districts in the Jammu division.
- Investigative measures included NIA searches in Srinagar, Bandipora and Baramulla, with temporary mobile internet restrictions maintained near Singhpora, Chingam and Chatroo.