Overview
- Union Home Secretary Govind Mohan chaired a high-level meeting in Jammu on January 14 with IB Director Tapan Deka, BSF DG Praveen Kumar, CRPF DG G. P. Singh, and J&K DGP Nalin Prabhat alongside senior Army, police, civil, and intelligence officials.
- He held separate sessions with the top brass of BSF, CRPF, and J&K Police, with a joint multi‑agency review and on‑ground border assessments planned for January 15 before his return to New Delhi.
- Officials flagged a surge in drone activity along the International Border and Line of Control, with intelligence indicating militants at launch pads across the border seeking to exploit dense winter fog.
- Security forces expanded cordon‑and‑search operations in high‑altitude and forested belts of Kathua, Doda, Kishtwar, and Udhampur as contacts with militants were reported but suspects frequently evaded capture, with about 30–35 believed to be hiding.
- The strategy under discussion includes strengthening the Anti‑Infiltration Grid and cracking down on Over Ground Workers and financing networks in line with Home Minister Amit Shah’s January 8 mission‑mode directive.