Pakistan-based terror groups using encrypted platforms to recruit in Jammu & Kashmir

Pakistan-based terrorist organisations and the country's intelligence agency are reportedly leveraging encrypted applications and other online platforms to establish covert communication channels with potential recruits in Jammu and Kashmir, according to an official statement.

The terror groups are said to be using niche encrypted messaging services to evade detection while attempting to radicalise and recruit individuals in the region. Officials have flagged the sophisticated use of digital platforms as a growing security concern in J&K.

The development highlights the evolving tactics employed by cross-border terror networks to circumvent law enforcement and intelligence agencies in their recruitment operations.