Srinagar: Indian army and police have launched what observers describe as a calculated campaign in Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir by branding local Kashmiri youth as “foreign militants” and pasting their posters in public places in an attempt to distort the indigenous character of the Kashmir freedom movement.
According to Kashmir24, as part of the ongoing poster campaign, forces have intensified operations in the Doda and Kishtwar districts of the Jammu region in February 2026, releasing posters of several local resistance youth leaders across the Chenab Valley. Among those named are Saifullah and Mohammad Amin alias Jehangir Saroori. Police describe Saroori as the longest-surviving Hizbul Mujahideen commander in the region and allege he is hiding in the higher reaches of Kishtwar or Doda
Police in Doda district have pasted posters at several strategic locations seeking information about an alleged “Pakistani commander” Saifullah. Senior Superintendent of Police, Doda, Sandeep Mehta, claimed that Saifullah is believed to be hiding in the Chatroo belt of adjoining Kishtwar district and may attempt to escape in disguise.