Aviral Jain has experience of more than three decades in areas of supervision, currency management, foreign exchange regulation and human resource management.

The army’s Srinagar-based Chinar Corps, in a post on X, said troops spotted suspicious activity in Gugaldhar and challenged the intruders, leading to an exchange of firing.

The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is eyeing a hat-trick of Assembly poll wins in the state, while the Congress is hoping to return to power after 10 years. The counting of votes will be taken up on October 8.