They said the searches were aimed at identifying and curbing any attempts by jailed militants to radicalise inmates or coordinate militant plots from inside prisons. “In the past, arrested militants had managed to stay in touch with their handlers using smuggled mobile phones.” The authorities, according to sources, have been instructed to segregate Kashmiri and Pakistani militants and prevent any interaction that could facilitate radicalisation or militant planning.

Authorities have also heightened surveillance on medical professionals after several doctors were found linked to the Delhi suicide attack.

Police teams, along with health department officials, have conducted inspections of lockers and storage spaces used by doctors and staff in government and private hospitals, medical colleges, and Primary Health Centres.

In the wake of the seizure of 2,900 kg of explosives, including ammonium nitrate, from the busted militant network, police have launched a Valley-wide drive to regulate the sale and storage of chemicals and fertilisers. Police teams are inspecting the chemical, fertiliser and hardware stores to verify stock registers, invoices, licences and other mandatory documents.