Overview
- Police, backed by other security forces, conducted coordinated searches across multiple areas of the Kashmir Valley, including Srinagar.
- Officials reported initial detentions exceeding 150 in Srinagar with the evolving valley-wide tally reaching about 200 as raids continued.
- Authorities say the targets are over-ground workers who provide cash, shelter and other infrastructure that sustains militant activity.
- Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha reiterated a zero-tolerance posture toward the terror ecosystem and warned local supporters of harsh penalties.
- In a separate action in Pulwama, police arrested a suspected Jaish-e-Mohammad associate and recovered a grenade, while new village defence guard units were raised in Reasi to bolster local security.