Overview
- In the latest phase, forces raided more than 200 locations in Kulgam and conducted simultaneous searches in Sopore and Awantipora focused on the banned Jamaat-e-Islami.
- Officials reported over 1,000 people rounded up across the Valley, while some accounts put the figure at around 1,500 picked up for questioning during multi-day operations.
- About 500 individuals linked to banned outfits were questioned in Kulgam over four days, with many bound down or moved under preventive laws to District Jail Mattan in Anantnag.
- Budgam Police targeted the network of US-based separatist Ghulam Nabi Fai, a court-declared proclaimed offender, with property attachment proceedings underway.
- Ganderbal Police detained 39 people under preventive measures as digital devices and documents seized across districts were sent for forensic analysis alongside bail-cancellation moves for UAPA accused.