J&K Security Forces Continue Multi-District Counter-Insurgency Sweep Following Srinagar LeT Arrests

Indian security forces maintained their multi-district counter-insurgency posture across Jammu & Kashmir on April 9, 2026, following the high-profile Srinagar LeT module bust (April 6–8) and the Kishtwar encounter under Operation Trashi-1. The J&K Police, in coordination with the Army's Rashtriya Rifles and the Central Reserve Police Force, continued intelligence-based operations across multiple districts. The series of operations — from Operation Arahama in Ganderbal (April 1) to the Srinagar module bust and the Kishtwar encounter — reflects a coordinated security push that Indian authorities say has maintained counter-insurgency pressure. The South Asia Terrorism Portal (SATP) estimated roughly 90 militants active in J&K as of early April, significantly lower than the 300+ of the early 2020s. The ongoing operations are intended to further reduce this number. Pakistani ISPR has continued to characterize Indian counter-insurgency operations as targeting 'Kashmiri freedom fighters,' while India frames them as dismantling Pakistani-backed terrorist infrastructure. The LOC ceasefire established by the February 2021 DGMO agreement has held — with only one violation recorded in all of 2026 — despite elevated political and military rhetoric on both sides.