Srinagar: Following the Pahalgam attack, intelligence sources have reportedly warned of possible terror threats targeting jails in Jammu and Kashmir. According to reports, security measures have been heightened in the Kashmir jails. High-security facilities such as Srinagar’s Central Jail and Kot Balwal Jail in Jammu are reportedly at risk. These prisons have several high-profile militants and sleeper cell members.
These jails also house individuals who are known to support terrorist activities by providing logistical help, shelter, and aiding in the movement of terrorists, even if they are not directly involved in attacks, the Times Now reported.
The current alert comes amid ongoing investigations into the Pahalgam attack, which killed 26. Director General of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), which took over the security of Jammu and Kashmir jails from the CRPF in October 2023, met with senior security officials in Srinagar to evaluate the situation.
Intelligence sources suggest that even more terrorists could be hiding in the forests of south Kashmir. There are suspicions that during the Pahalgam attack, some terrorists may have been positioned to provide cover-fire in case security forces attempted a rapid response, the Times Now reported.
[Watch] Suspected terrorists drowns while attempting to flee
The body of a 23-year-old man from Kulgam in Jammu and Kashmir was recovered from a stream after he was detained for questioning in connection with the terror attack. Police have claimed that he jumped into the stream while trying to escape. But his family has alleged custodial death.
Kulgam | May 4
Imtiyaz Ahmad Magray (23), detained for aiding terrorists, tried to escape during a joint Police-Army raid and jumped into the Veshaw River. He was swept away by the current and drowned.
CCTV shows he jumped willingly. Forces shouldn’t be blamed for his death. pic.twitter.com/lM8pd8rpfE— muzufar khan (@MUZUFARKHAN) May 4, 2025
The victim has been identified as Imtiyaz Ahmed. He was detained by the police on suspicion of being a member of a Lashkar-e-Taiba sleeper cell. According to police, they took him to a hideout location for identification, when he jumped into the fast-flowing Vaishow stream. Subsequently, he drowned.
