Early Times Report
Srinagar, Apr 25: In the aftermath of the Pahalgam terror attack that left 26 civilians, mostly tourists dead, security forces have intensified anti-terror operations in Jammu and Kashmir.
According to the details Director General of Police Nalin Prabhat is personally supervising multiple ongoing anti-terrorist operations in Anantnag, Kulgam, Pulwama and Shopian in South Kashmir.
A National Investigation Agency (NIA) team, led by Inspector General Vijay Sakhare, currently stationed in Srinagar has formally taken over the probe with logistical and intelligence support from Jammu and Kashmir Police, sources said.
They said the probe agency is looking into both local and cross-border links that could have played a role in orchestrating the attack.
Meanwhile, a team of forensic experts visited Baisaran, terror attack site, in Pahalgam to collect the evidence.
“Security forces have intensified searches at the houses of active terrorists and suspected OGWs in districts like Shopian, Pulwama, and Anantnag,” said an official, adding, “The operations are aimed at uncovering any support network or safe houses that may have aided the attackers before or after the assault.”
The official said that choppers and drones are being used to look for the terrorists involved in the Pahalgam terror attack.
He said that security has been beefed up across Jammu and Kashmir and a strict vigil is being maintained.
Security forces are conducting massive search operations in Udhampur, Kathua, Hiranagar and other areas.
A massive search operation was launched in Jammu Kathua after a woman claimed to have seen four suspicious men.
Personnel of J&K Police's Special Operations Group reached the spot and launched a combing operation. Searches were on when this report was filed.
Meanwhile, searches were conducted in the Chann Rorian area near the Railway Yard in Hiranagar sector in Kathua district on Friday. “The operation was initiated following inputs about suspicious movement in the vicinity of the railway yard. Joint teams of police and security forces cordoned off the area and carried out thorough checks in nearby fields and residential pockets,” said an official, adding that the searches are underway to ensure there are no threats to vital installations. |
