Rakshanda’s long-term visa (LTV) had expired in January, prompting her to apply for its renewal. However, she was deported after the Pahalgam attack.

Security forces launched a cordon and search operation in the forest area in the south Kashmir district’s Akhal after receiving specific intelligence inputs about the presence of terrorists on Friday.

The Supreme Court has flagged the ecological imbalance in Himachal Pradesh and cautioned that the entire state may “vanish in thin air” if the situation does not change.