Overview

• Security forces recovered three mobile phones and two long-range LoRa radio sets from terrorists killed under Operation Mahadev following the April 22 Pahalgam attack.
• Extracted data includes Pakistani NADRA ID card images and contact logs that point to local and cross-border support cells.
• NTRO analysts are decrypting communications and mapping connections to track down facilitators along the Line of Control.
• The unveiling of LoRa sets underscores militants’ shift to satellite-independent encrypted channels for covert coordination.
• Intelligence gleaned from device forensics is expected to drive further arrests and bolster counterterror operations in Jammu and Kashmir.