Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha highlighted the necessity of modernizing Jammu and Kashmir's police and allied organizations to tackle security issues. In a high-level meeting, he urged officials to complete projects under key government schemes and improve human resource strategies within the criminal justice system.

An encounter broke out in Jammu and Kashmir's Harwan area on Monday evening. According to official sources, two terrorists are believed to be trapped in the area as the operation continues. The gunfight erupted after a joint team of the Jammu and Kashmir Police and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) initiated a search operation based on intelligence inputs suggesting the presence of a non-local group in the region.