Overview
- Police arrested four people, including a woman, in Srinagar's Hazratbal and seized a hand grenade, 15 AK‑47 rounds, four phones, and cash, then opened a case under UAPA and the Arms Act.
- The detainees were identified as Zahoor Ahmad Mir, Bashir Ahmad Bhat, Ghulam Mohammad Bhat, and Shazia Mohammad, all residents of Hazratbal.
- Officials said the targeted raid followed specific intelligence and that the group allegedly provided shelter, movement, and communication support to militants.
- Joint police, army, and paramilitary teams have stepped up cordon‑and‑search operations and tightened technical and human surveillance across the Kashmir Valley to disrupt support cells.
- Context from recent cases notes drones dropping arms, cash, and drugs from across the border that OGWs retrieve for militants, a supply chain investigators now aim to trace through this probe.