# Two more held in Bandipora terror module probe, total arrests eight 2026-11-07T03:21:54+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 2 independent outlets Police in Bandipora have arrested two more associates in connection with a prison-linked terror module, taking the total number of arrests to eight. The accused have been identified as Irshad Ahmed Bhat and Showkat Ahmed Reshi. The case, registered under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), was earlier busted by police and involves a banned organisation targeting women for separatist ideology and propaganda. Separately, the Counter Intelligence Kashmir wing of Jammu and Kashmir Police conducted searches at 10 locations across the Valley in connection with another UAPA case registered in 2023. The searches covered Anantnag, Pulwama, Srinagar, Budgam and Baramulla. Nine mobile phones and one laptop were seized for forensic examination. The investigation relates to an alleged module using social media to radicalise youth and facilitate recruitment into proscribed terrorist organisations, with links to Pakistan-based handlers. Further investigation is underway. ## Indian Opinion Analysis Both outlets report on separate operations in Kashmir, but neither frames the government negatively. Risingkashmir.com leads with the arrest count from Bandipora, tying it to a ‘prison-linked’ module and a banned organisation, with a closing pledge by police to ‘dismantle terror networks’. Greaterkashmir.com focuses on the CIK raids across 10 locations, emphasising the digital radicalisation angle and cross-border handlers. Both are neutral-report, carrying the official police account with no criticism or alternative view. The coverage is uniform straight reporting, differing only in the specific case details. The probe continues into additional links, forensic examination of seized devices is the concrete next step. ## Coverage Coverage: 2 sources, 2 neutral - risingkashmir.com (neutral report) Leads with arrest tally and police statement - greaterkashmir.com (neutral report) Focuses on CIK raids across 10 locations This brief was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry. Tags: Bandipora, Counter Intelligence Kashmir, Jammu and Kashmir Police, Lashkar-e-Taiba, Srinagar, Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/two-more-held-in-bandipora-terror-module-probe-total-arrests-eight/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/two-more-held-in-bandipora-terror-module-probe-total-arrests-eight/#story-in-brief How this brief was made: an AI model read the reports linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. Stance labels are editorial classifications of how each outlet framed this story, assigned by the same model, not ratings of the outlets. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/