Extensive anti-terror operations launched across Kashmir to dismantle terror links: Report

STC NEWS DESK
SRINAGAR, NOVEMBER 09 (STC): In a major coordinated operation, the security forces have launched an anti-terror campaign across various districts in Kashmir. The operation is aimed at dismantling networks linked to individuals operating from Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK)., reveals a report quoting officials.
The reports quoting officials state that the campaign is focused on tracing financial, logistical, and communication connections used to support anti-national activities and to disrupt coordination between handlers across the border and their local contacts.
The police conducted multiple cordon-and-search operations in Bandipora, targeting individuals suspected of facilitating terrorism through funding and recruitment on behalf of relatives across the border. Several overground workers and family members of PoK-based operatives were booked under relevant laws, while electronic devices and other materials were seized for investigation.
Similar operations were carried out in Ganderbal at over 60 locations based on intelligence regarding local individuals maintaining contact with relatives across the border, the reports said and added that the authorities questioned multiple suspects and recovered documents and electronic devices.
In Kulgam district, police action led to the detention of individuals reportedly linked to Pakistan-based operatives, while in Anantnag, searches at the residences of JKNOP members Zaffer Bhat and Ghulam Nabi Khan were conducted under legal authorization to counter anti-national activities, reveals a report quoting officials
Pulwama police carried out searches at homes of previously booked individuals under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), while in Shopian, multiple properties were inspected to seize items used to aid cross-border operations.
Sopore police detained several suspects for questioning to map financial and communication links with handlers abroad. Some were booked under preventive detention provisions, while proceedings against others are ongoing.
Authorities emphasized that these operations are part of a sustained effort to curb cross-border facilitation of terrorism and maintain peace in the region.
The police have asked the residents to report suspicious activity, with assurances that confidentiality will be maintained.
Meanwhile, similar operations would continue across Kashmir in coordination with other security agencies to prevent the support networks of terrorist groups from functioning, officials said.
(Straight Talk Communications)