Overview

• The arrested individuals are Irfan Mohiuddin Dar of Sangrampora Sopore, Mohd Asif Khan of Harwan Bomai and Gowhar Maqbool Rather of Hardushiva
• All three have been booked under the Public Safety Act and lodged at Kot Bhalwal Jail without formal charges for preventive detention
• Authorities allege they used encrypted VOIP and VPN channels to stay in contact with terrorist handlers across the border
• Each suspect had faced previous FIRs under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act for clandestinely motivating local youth
• Their detention marks the latest phase of a broader crackdown targeting overground operatives and suspected terror finance networks, including drug smuggling rings