Overview
- Omar Abdullah said the 2019 changes did not end violence in Jammu and Kashmir and urged that those in charge of security be held to account.
- He warned that Kashmiris are being broadly treated with suspicion after the Red Fort car explosion, discouraging families from sending children outside the Union territory.
- Investigations into the Delhi blast continue under the Delhi Police Special Cell with support from the NIA and Crime Branch, with Pulwama doctor Umar Un Nabi named as a prime suspect.
- Abdullah visited families of victims of the accidental Nowgam police station blast, which killed nine and injured more than 30, with explosives linked to seizures in Faridabad.
- Army sources reported a foiled infiltration attempt along the Line of Control in the Uri sector, with intruders forced to retreat and no casualties reported.