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- Security agency records now show just one active local terrorist remaining in Jammu and Kashmir, a sharp fall from 50-60 about five years ago and 17 as recently as May 2025, alongside around 40-50 foreign terrorists.
- The remaining militant, Kulgam resident Mohammed Lateef Bhat, is suspected of killing two migrant workers from Chhattisgarh and a head constable on July 22, and of planning to target the Amarnath Yatra.
- Bhat escaped a joint Army, J&K Police and CRPF operation in Anantnag on July 8 in which Lashkar-e-Taiba commander Zakir Ahmed Ganei was killed.
- Officials attribute the drop in local terrorism to sustained security force operations and NIA crackdowns on terror financing and narco-terrorism.
What to watch next
- Whether security forces catch Mohammed Lateef Bhat, described as the most wanted man in J&K
- Any further attempts by Bhat to target the ongoing Amarnath Yatra
- Whether the pattern of point-blank killings with a cap-wearing assailant points to Bhat in future incidents
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