At the time of death, victim Nikki Bhati told doctors she suffered burns due to a cylinder blast while cooking, contradicting her family’s allegations of dowry harassment and murder. However, police found no evidence of a blast.

Two terrorists were neutralised after the Indian Army and Jammu and Kashmir Police foiled an infiltration attempt along the Line of Control in the Gurez sector’s Naushehra Nard. The encounter took place under Operation Naushera Nar IV, where alert troops engaged a group of infiltrators trying to cross into Indian territory. The Indian Army also launched a massive search operation to rule out the possibility of any other...