Kashmir IGP calls for action against overground workers, hybrid terrorists
Kashmir's Inspector General of Police has ordered intensified security measures against overground workers and hybrid terrorists to maintain public order. The police also reported the successful busting of a terror module in Bandipora linked to a banned organization.
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This reflects ongoing security challenges and the government's aggressive stance on counter-terrorism in the sensitive Jammu and Kashmir region.
Kashmir IGP calls for action against overground workers, hybrid terrorists Reviews security preparedness and policing measures; pushes for stronger intelligence gathering and close monitoring of emerging security challenges Srinagar As winter sets in in Kashmir, Inspector General of Police Sujit Kumar on Saturday (October 24, 2026) called for “effective action against overground workers (OGWs), hybrid terrorists and other elements inimical to peace and security”. Reviewing security preparedness and policing measures with top officials, Mr. Kumar called for stronger intelligence gathering and close monitoring of emerging security challenges. He also stressed the need for coordinated efforts to maintain peace and public order. He also pushed for dynamic checkpoints across Kashmir, with “effective and intelligence-driven” measures to “ensure minimum inconvenience to the public”.
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