Kashmir Under Tight Watch As Security Forces Detain Hundreds After Pahalgam Terror Attack
Security forces have also conducted anti-terror operations in several parts of southern Kashmir following the Pahalgam terror attack.
Security forces on Wednesday detained more than 250 people from south Kashmir for questioning following the terror attack that took the lives of 26 tourists in Pahalgam.
Sources in the Jammu and Kashmir police said that 1,500+ overground workers and people who have records of being involved in terror activities and those with FIRs registered against them have been detained across Kashmir Valley since the Pahalgam attack.
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Terrorists from Lashkar-e-Taiba-linked (LeT) The Resistance Front (TRF) indiscriminately fired at tourists in Pahalgam’s Baisaran, killing 26 of them, including foreign nationals.
Also on Wednesday, southern Kashmir saw a rise in counter-terror operations since morning. Security forces foiled an infiltration bid along the LoC in Uri Nala and have launched operations in Kulgam and Tangimarg to nab terrorists.
Defence sources speaking to CNN-News18 said that an intelligence assessment indicates the presence of 42 terror launchpads across the Line of Control (LoC), with around 110 to 130 militants currently stationed in them. Of these, 10 launchpads are located opposite sectors along Kashmir, while 32 are opposite the SPPR region.
Police also arrested two terror associates in Bandipora, recovering arms and ammunition
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