ISLAMABAD: Indian forces have sharply increased military operations across Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir, carrying out extensive surveillance and cordon-and-search activities in an apparent effort to tighten control and suppress dissent.
According to the Kashmir Media Service, personnel from the Indian Army, Border Security Force (BSF), and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) have expanded their use of advanced monitoring equipment while conducting aggressive search and frisking operations in villages along the Line of Control (LoC) and in the interior regions of the Kashmir Valley and Jammu.
Reports indicate that troop deployments have been reinforced, with additional bunkers being constructed in several areas. The measures have intensified an atmosphere of fear among residents, disrupting daily life and increasing insecurity across the territory.
Military infrastructure is being strengthened in locations including Gurez, Uri, Karnah, Tangdhar, Doodhpathri, and Sunderbani, where troops are undergoing regular training and fortifying positions.
Meanwhile, Indian forces continued large-scale cordon and search operations for the second consecutive day in the Kirchi and Latti-Dudu-Basantgarh areas of Udhampur district after reports of suspicious movement. In a separate operation in Budgam’s Budran Magam area, two young men — identified as Muzammil Ahmad Butt and Imtiyaz Ahmad Dar — were arrested, Indian police officials said.
