A new challenge is confronting authorities in Kashmir - hybrid terrorists. According to the intelligence agencies and Security forces in Kashmir, hybrid terrorists are normal “boys next door” who belong to stable families who are well known in their villages and mohallas. Thus, they enjoy complete anonymity from the security forces radar, but at the same time they are indoctrinated and radicalised enough where they can be employed by their handlers to carry out a terrorist strike. The weapon training is often imparted through you tube videos and internet. Sarpanches, political activists and off duty policemen too have been shot dead as a signal to the community at large that those who are opposed to terror ideology and agenda of separatists will be eliminated selectively. However, due to the inviable nature of the threat and their strategy to remain below the threshold of the security forces radar the danger is lurking in most dark corners and alleys of Kashmir.