Overview
- Sujit Kumar, the IGP for Kashmir Zone, chaired a review at the Police Control Room on Wednesday and directed stepped‑up counter‑insurgency operations, stronger area domination and intensified naka checks in Central Kashmir.
- The IGP ordered closer coordination with Army formations, including 15 Corps, to sustain joint operations that target both armed militants and the local support networks that enable infiltration.
- Police implemented vehicle checks at multiple points across Srinagar and central districts immediately after the review, producing peak‑hour traffic congestion as enforcement increased on the ground.
- Officers were told to keep security arrangements dynamic through regular assessments and to strengthen deployments quickly wherever surveillance or patrols show gaps.
- The review follows a September 4 Budgam encounter in which forces killed a Lashkar‑e‑Taiba militant, and officials cited a seasonal rise in infiltration risk in September–October as the reason for the stepped‑up posture.