➡️Search Ops was launched in Arnas,Dharmari,Thuroo in District Reasi by JKP & Army - regular ops though Trt movement is frequent in the area.

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CASO launched by 9 RR, 18 BN CRPF, and SOG Kulgam in Mutalhama village.Trts movement was reported

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The Border Security Force (BSF) Jammu along with personnel from the Border Police Post conducted a joint Cordon & search operation (CASO) in the Haria Chak area of Marheen tehsil in Kathua district J&K, Regular ops or related to cross border Drone package

➡️Movement data for LeT/JeM elements (2024–2025) was spatially overlaid on NASA VIIRS NTL (Nighttime Lights) radiance grids.
➡️NTL intensity was used as a proxy for population density, infrastructural activity, and civilian presence.
➡️Patterns were examined across urban centers, peri-urban zones, rural settlements, forested areas, and high-altitude hinterlands.

~75% of observed insurgent movement occurs in low radiance zones, which correlate with:

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Sparse or negligible human habitation.

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Limited infrastructure

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Forested or mountainous terrain

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The remaining ~25% tracks along:

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Peripheral villages

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Semi-urban transit corridors

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Areas with intermittent civilian activity

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Notably, high-radiance urban cores show minimal to no insurgent presence, suggesting deliberate route selection to avoid exposure.

The avoidance of cities reflects high perceived risk due to:

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Concentration of security forces

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Surveillance density

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Lower likelihood of covert support networks

Reliance on hinterland routes highlights:

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Use of terrain masking

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Need for low-signature mobility

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Dependence on natural cover for logistics, communication, and evasion.

Pattern indicates operational decentralization, consistent with groups facing attrition pressures and diminished local facilitation networks.

Officials said Mohammad Sajid, a resident of Reasi, currently living in Bathindi, was detained around 9 pm near a graveyard on Sunjwan Road by a team of Police Post Bathindi and PC Jammu led by incharge Police Post concerned, Basharat Hussain.
They said Sajid was walking from Bathindi towards Jalalabad and tried to flee after spotting the police party.
“He was, however, chased and apprehended,” they said.
During his personal search, the police recovered a mobile phone from his possession.
Officials said the preliminary examination of the device revealed incriminating material, including suspicious chats on the Session app and WhatsApp.
Sajid was subsequently booked in FIR number 331/2025 under section 113(3) of the BNS at Police Station Bahu Fort, and further investigation has been started.
Sources said the accused was allegedly sharing some sensitive information related to the security forces with Pakistan using Session app and WhatsApp chat-the mediums frequently used by the terrorists and their Over Ground Workers.