Overview

• Lieutenant General Pratik Sharma visited Doda, Ramban and Kishtwar districts to assess ongoing counterterror operations in challenging mountain terrain.
• Army, police and paramilitary forces have intensified joint operations, including Chatroo forest missions since July 2 to track down militants.
• Sharma and Lieutenant General P K Mishra reviewed Delta Force headquarters in Batote and received updates on Operation Shiva protecting the Amarnath Yatra.
• Commanders urged a proactive, technology-backed posture using advanced surveillance tools to prevent militants from evading cordon-and-search efforts.
• The Chenab Valley’s rugged topography has repeatedly enabled militants to slip through security grids, prompting the army to modernize its anti-infiltration network.