NIN Web Desk : Dr subhrojyoti chattopadhyay; As per sources, Jammu and Kashmir government has closed 48 out of 87 tourist destinations across Kashmir after intelligence agencies warned of the possibility of more terror attacks, following last week’s terror strikes in Pahalgam. Communication intercepts have confirmed that some sleeper cells in the valley were activated following the Pahalgam attack and have been instructed to initiate operations, according to sources.
Sources further said that continuous intelligence reports indicate that terrorists are planning targeted killings, along with a larger, more impactful attack, in retaliation for the destruction of active terrorists’ houses in the valley following the Pahalgam attack. Intelligence inputs indicated that Pakistan’s spy agency, the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), is planning targeted attacks on non-local individuals, CID personnel, and Kashmiri Pandits, particularly in Srinagar and Ganderbal districts. In response, security forces have deployed anti-fidayeen squads, primarily from the Special Operations Group of the Jammu and Kashmir Police, to sensitive tourist locations, including Gulmarg, Sonamarg, and the Dal Lake areas. Overall, security measures have been significantly strengthened.
On April 22, a group of Pakistan-based terrorists opened fire on people holidaying in Pahalgam’s Baisaran Valley, a popular tourist destination in Kashmir, killing 26, mostly tourists. The attack has led to a massive exodus of tourists from Kashmir, and the latest warnings came as tourists were gradually returning to the state, including Pahalgam. Security agencies have launched a massive anti-terror operation across the state, executing coordinated raids, detaining hundreds of suspects and terror sympathisers, as they search for the perpetrators of the Pahalgam carnage, which also involved a local terrorist. Authorities have also destroyed several homes of active terrorists in the valley as the crackdown intensifies. On the other hand National Investigation Agency (NIA), which is probing the Pahalgam terror attack, has launched an on-site investigation and has recreated the crime scene. The agency is also set to question local workers present at the site, including those associated with the zipline facility, as well as survivors like Gujarati tourist Rishi Bhatt, whose video footage captured images of the terrorists.
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