Overview
- Jammu police launched intensive instruction for about 85 VDGs from Arnia, R S Pura and Kanachak near the International Border, focusing on infiltration risks including drone drops and tunnelling.
- A VDG member in Doda’s Dessa area fired warning shots on January 2 after reporting suspicious movement, with reinforcements sent and no injuries reported as police verify the circumstances.
- Officials said the same individual had opened fire under similar suspicions on December 14, when checks found no threat, and the situation remains under control.
- In Doda, roughly 150 VDGs from 17 remote villages completed a three-day camp on December 30 covering automatic weapons handling, minor tactics, self-defence, forest patrolling and sandbag-bunker construction.
- Police say the training complements a winter posture that includes mountain-top operational bases and intensified combing to restrict militant movement.