Overview
- Two terror associates were apprehended during a joint operation by the Indian Army, CRPF, and Shopian Police in the DK Pora area of Shopian district.
- Recovered items included two pistols, four grenades, 43 live rounds, and other incriminating materials, according to official reports.
- An FIR has been registered, and investigations are ongoing to uncover the arrested individuals' links and activities related to terror networks.
- This follows the May 13 elimination of three Lashkar-e-Taiba militants in a combing operation in Shopian's Shukroo forest area.
- The intensified counterterror operations come in response to the April 22 Pahalgam massacre, with efforts aimed at dismantling terror infrastructure and over-ground networks.