Faisal Bhat
In a major preventive action aimed at neutralizing the terror network in the area, Sopore Police has launched a massive crackdown against Over Ground Workers (OGWs) and associates of terrorist handlers operating from across the border in Pakistan.
As part of the ongoing operation, a large number of suspected OGWs and sympathizers have been picked up for questioning from different areas of Police District Sopore. These individuals are being thoroughly interrogated to trace their linkages, financial conduits, and communication channels with handlers based in Pakistan.
This action forms part of Sopore Police’s sustained strategy to dismantle the terror ecosystem, which provides funding, logistics, and local facilitation to active terrorists and cross-border handlers. Many suspects have been booked and lodged in Sub-Jail under preventive detention laws, while security proceedings have been initiated against others to prevent them from aiding or abetting anti-national activities.
Searches are continuing at multiple suspected locations across the district, as teams work to identify and disrupt local support networks of terror outfits.
Sopore Police has further enhanced technical and human surveillance to monitor potential sleeper cells, sympathizers, and online propagandists attempting to radicalize youth or spread extremist content in the area.
According to official sources, the ongoing crackdown is preventive in nature and aimed at protecting youth from extremist influence. The operation will continue in the coming days with focused monitoring of terror associates and handlers’ networks,7 ensuring that peace and normalcy are not disturbed by elements acting at the behest of foreign handlers.
The district-wide joint operations are being carried out in close coordination with the Indian Army and CAPF units, ensuring seamless synergy among all security forces in countering terrorism and its support structures.
Sopore Police reiterates its firm resolve to dismantle the terror ecosystem, safeguard public safety, and uphold lasting peace and stability across the district.
