Overview

• A Special Judge at the NIA Court has charged two Kashmiri couriers and a Pakistan-based LeT handler under UAPA sections 13, 38, 39, 40 and IPC section 120-B following a Counter Intelligence Kashmir probe.
• Investigators found Gulf-sourced funds disguised through pilgrims, migrants and traders and coordinated via encrypted messaging between local suspects and Pakistan-based LeT operatives.
• Baramulla Police busted a hideout in the Gogaldara-Danwas forest, seizing a pistol, magazine with nine rounds, a grenade and medical supplies during a tip-off search.
• Operation Akhal in Kulgam’s Akhl village entered its eighth day, deploying para forces, National Rifles, J&K Police Special Operations Group and CRPF with drones, helicopters and search dogs.
• Authorities have issued civilian advisories urging residents to stay indoors and report suspicious activity, backed by nodal officers and emergency helplines for public safety.