Massive searches for 2nd day
Srinagar, Nov 9: In continuation of its intensified campaign against Over Ground Workers (OGWs), Jammu and Kashmir Nationals operating from Pakistan (JKNOPs), and other terror associates, Jammu and Kashmir Police launched a massive crackdown across multiple districts, including Sopore, Handwara, Baramulla, Pulwama, and Awantipora on Saturday.
Police said that the coordinated operations, conducted over the past two days, were based on credible intelligence inputs indicating the presence of individuals and networks involved in aiding terrorist elements.
Police, assisted by other security agencies, carried out extensive Cordon and Search Operations (CASOs) at dozens of locations suspected to be linked with terror handlers and their local supporters.
During the operations, several suspects were questioned to ascertain their roles in providing logistical, financial, or ideological assistance to active terrorists and cross-border handlers. Incriminating materials, including mobile phones, digital devices, and documents, were seized from various premises for detailed forensic and technical examination.
In Sopore and Handwara, searches were conducted at over 30 locations, focusing on areas with suspected terror support activity. Police said the operations aimed to disrupt local networks providing shelter and resources to terrorist elements.
In Baramulla, the Police executed wide-ranging preventive measures across the district.
Searches were carried out at 25 properties linked to Pakistan or PoK-based Kashmiri natives, with 19 individuals bound down under preventive laws.
Additionally, 22 properties associated with OGWs were searched, leading to the preventive detention of several suspects. Authorities also inspected 73 SIM vendors to ensure compliance with subscriber verification norms and checked over 200 vehicles at strategic checkpoints.
Similarly, in Pulwama, multiple raids targeted individuals associated with JKNOP networks, OGWs, and those booked under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), including some currently out on bail.
Police emphasised that all searches were conducted lawfully, in the presence of family members, and yielded valuable leads for further investigation.
In Awantipora, joint teams of Police and security forces launched coordinated CASOs at several suspected locations under the supervision of the SSP Awantipora.
Identity verification of numerous individuals was carried out, and suspicious premises were thoroughly searched. Police officials said that these operations form part of a larger, sustained effort to dismantle the terror ecosystem, eliminate ground-level support to militancy, and strengthen the region’s security apparatus.
