A joint operation by the Indian Army’s Romeo Force and the Jammu and Kashmir Police on Monday led to the discovery of a suspected terror hideout in Surankote village of Poonch district, with security forces recovering five improvised explosive devices (IEDs), communication devices, wires, binoculars, and blankets.
The recovery comes nearly a fortnight after the Pahalgam attack and just a day after Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kashmir, V.K. Birdi chaired a high-level security review meeting at the Police Control Room in Kashmir. The meeting was attended by senior officers from multiple agencies, including the Army, intelligence services, Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs), and district-level police units.
During the meeting, officials provided detailed briefings on the current security scenario in their respective jurisdictions, with a particular focus on terrorist threats in the Valley.
Surankote, according to former Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) chief A.S. Dulat, “is a very precarious place with the mix of the population that remains differentiable for their proximity to the border.”
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Meanwhile, tensions along the India-Pakistan border continue to escalate. On the intervening night of May 4 and 5, the Pakistan Army resorted to what officials described as “unprovoked” small arms fire across the Line of Control (LoC) in multiple sectors, including Kupwara, Baramulla, Poonch, Rajauri, Mendhar, Naushera, Sunderbani, and Akhnoor.
In response, the Indian Army retaliated “promptly and proportionately,” officials added.
This marks the eleventh consecutive day of hostilities along the LoC, coinciding with India’s decision to choke off water from the Baglihar Dam on the Chenab and Pakistan’s formal abandonment of the Shimla Agreement. According to defence sources, low-intensity firing incidents have been consistently reported across the LoC and the Line of Actual Control (LoAC) throughout Jammu and Kashmir.
The increased skirmishes and infiltration attempts have prompted tighter surveillance and coordinated counter-terror operations across the region.
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