Overview
- Security forces secured the Thandapani area of Rajouri after finding a box with two grenades, which a bomb squad made safe.
- Residents who noticed a suspicious package near a water body alerted police, a tip that likely prevented injuries.
- Police registered a case and are tracing those who planted the device and their overground workers, meaning local helpers who aid militants.
- In a separate incident in Shopian, officers defused a roadside device hidden inside a container placed in a bag.
- Punjab and central teams arrested two suspects in Amritsar Rural and Gurdaspur, with early findings pointing to a foreign-based handler.