Intelligence agencies have issued a critical alert across India, warning of a significant terror threat orchestrated by Pakistan-backed outfits. With winter approaching, heightened concerns focus on Jammu and Kashmir, Haryana, Delhi, and Uttar Pradesh. This warning follows recent breakthroughs in the white-collar terror module and the Delhi blast investigations, suggesting a retaliatory move by terrorist groups following India’s successful ‘Operation Sindoor’ earlier this year.
The situation is described as a “critical warning,” anticipating a “long winter of terror” characterized by coordinated suicide attacks and drone assaults. Inputs reveal that Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) are reactivating sleeper cells after clandestine meetings in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. ISI officials, Jamaat-e-Islami operatives, and Hizbul Mujahideen members were reportedly present, aiming to avenge losses sustained during Operation Sindoor.
Pakistan’s Border Action Teams (BATs), supported by elite Special Services Group (SSG) commandos and handlers from LeT and JeM, are believed to be actively involved. Terrorists are reportedly assessing vulnerabilities along the Line of Control (LoC) for large-scale infiltrations, aerial weapon drops, and significant attacks targeting security forces and political figures. Narco-terror and arms smuggling routes via Punjab and Rajasthan are reportedly being expanded to finance these operations. Training is adapting for winter conditions to sustain activities through heavy snowfall.
Infiltration attempts have surged since September, signaling potential attacks in the “coming weeks” before winter severely restricts LoC movement. ISI has reportedly re-established 15 terror camps in PoK to bolster these renewed operations. Northern Command intelligence indicates a doubling of active terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir, with 131 currently operating – 122 of whom are Pakistani nationals and nine are local. This marks a significant increase from earlier figures, with foreign terrorists primarily active in the Chenab Valley and Pir Panjal regions, supported by an established terror ecosystem.
Despite intensified counter-terror operations, the number of active Pakistani terrorists has risen sharply. While 31 terrorists have been neutralized this year, including 21 Pakistanis, security forces and civilians have also suffered casualties. A new challenge has emerged with the exposure of the “white-collar terror module,” which involves educated individuals drawn into terrorism through radicalization. Central agencies are broadening investigations into these newly identified terror networks, impacting not only Jammu and Kashmir but the entire nation. Security forces are on maximum alert with intensified patrols, drone countermeasures, and checkpoints across sensitive areas nationwide.