Overview
- Security personnel detected an IED on the Srinagar–Baramulla highway at Tapper Pattan and destroyed it in a controlled blast, with traffic later restored.
- A separate suspected explosive was found in an orchard at Awneera, Zainapora in Shopian, where a bomb disposal squad was rushed to neutralise the device and conduct further searches.
- Srinagar policing has been stepped up around Bakshi Stadium with fortified approaches, checkpoints, night patrols and direct oversight by senior officers ahead of the main ceremony.
- In the national capital, agencies acted on the terror alert by issuing a wanted notice featuring Mohammad Rehan and by displaying updated posters of multiple high‑profile suspects, alongside expanded surveillance at entry points and crowded hubs.
- Force deployment and search operations have intensified across Jammu division, including house‑to‑house checks in parts of Jammu city and additional Army troops inducted in Kishtwar, as agencies report a recent spike in infiltration attempts and drone activity near the LoC.