Indian troops have ramped up their extensive cordon and search operations across various areas of Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir.

A major search operation in the dense forests of Kastigarh in Doda district of Jammu region has entered its sixth day.

Numerous individuals have been arrested, heightening the fears of an already terrified population.

In another development, the Modi government has deployed a brigade strength force of around three thousand troops along with special forces teams comprising five hundred troops in the Jammu region over the past week.

Meanwhile, senior leader of All Parties Hurriyat Conference, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, addressing a gathering in Srinagar, expressed alarm over the recent nocturnal arrests of senior advocates of the High Court Bar Association.

He criticized the ongoing detention of political prisoners, lawyers, journalists and youth, some of whom have been jailed for years, and called for their immediate release.

On the other hand, APHC spokesman Advocate Abdul Rashid Minhas in a statement in Srinagar voiced grave concerns over the worsening situation in IIOJK, highlighting the severe impact of over one million Indian troops in the territory.

The APHC called for immediate international intervention to address the human rights violations and persistent disregard for UN resolutions by India.

On the other hand, residents of Sopore in Baramulla district and Jammu city staged protests against the anti-people policies of IIOJK authorities.