diff --git a/src/rrdCommon.h b/src/rrdCommon.h
index b91ff6f7..8f5544b7 100644
--- a/src/rrdCommon.h
+++ b/src/rrdCommon.h
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ typedef struct mbuffer {
      bool                inDynamic;
      bool                appendMode;
      deepsleep_event_et  dsEvent;
+     char *suffix; // Holds the suffix split from issue type string, if any
 } data_buf;
 
 /*Structure for Message Header*/
diff --git a/src/rrdEventProcess.c b/src/rrdEventProcess.c
index 5164e783..9e237305 100644
--- a/src/rrdEventProcess.c
+++ b/src/rrdEventProcess.c
@@ -79,7 +79,22 @@ void processIssueTypeEvent(data_buf *rbuf)
                 cmdBuff = (data_buf *)malloc(sizeof(data_buf));
                 if (cmdBuff)
                 {
-                    dataMsgLen = strlen(cmdMap[index]) + 1;
+                    char base[128] = {0};
+                    char local_suffix[128] = {0};
+                    split_issue_type(cmdMap[index], base, sizeof(base), local_suffix, sizeof(local_suffix));
+                    if (base[0] == '\0')
+                    {
+                        RDK_LOG(RDK_LOG_ERROR, LOG_REMDEBUG, "[%s:%d]: Empty issue type after parsing token [%s], skipping... \n", __FUNCTION__, __LINE__, cmdMap[index]);
+                        free(cmdBuff);
+                        cmdBuff = NULL;
+                        if (cmdMap[index])
+                        {
+                            free(cmdMap[index]);
+                            cmdMap[index] = NULL;
+                        }
+                        continue;
+                    }
+                    dataMsgLen = strlen(base) + 1;
                     RRD_data_buff_init(cmdBuff, EVENT_MSG, RRD_DEEPSLEEP_INVALID_DEFAULT); /* Setting Deafult Values*/
                     cmdBuff->inDynamic = rbuf->inDynamic;
                     if(cmdBuff->inDynamic)
@@ -88,9 +103,19 @@ void processIssueTypeEvent(data_buf *rbuf)
                     }
 		    cmdBuff->appendMode = rbuf->appendMode;
                     cmdBuff->mdata = (char *)calloc(1, dataMsgLen);
+
+                    /* Store suffix for this issue type */
+                    cmdBuff->suffix = NULL;
+                    if (local_suffix[0] != '\0') {
+                        cmdBuff->suffix = strdup(local_suffix);
+                        if (cmdBuff->suffix == NULL)
+                        {
+                            RDK_LOG(RDK_LOG_ERROR, LOG_REMDEBUG, "[%s:%d]: Failed to allocate memory for suffix... \n", __FUNCTION__, __LINE__);
+                        }
+                    }
                     if (cmdBuff->mdata)
                     {
-                        strncpy((char *)cmdBuff->mdata, cmdMap[index], dataMsgLen);
+                        strncpy((char *)cmdBuff->mdata, base, dataMsgLen);
                         processIssueType(cmdBuff);
                     }
                     else
@@ -99,6 +124,11 @@ void processIssueTypeEvent(data_buf *rbuf)
                     }
 		    if(cmdBuff)
 		    {
+                    if (cmdBuff->suffix)
+                    {
+                        free(cmdBuff->suffix);
+                        cmdBuff->suffix = NULL;
+                    }
                         free(cmdBuff);
 			cmdBuff = NULL;
 		    }
@@ -639,7 +669,7 @@ static void removeSpecialCharacterfromIssueTypeList(char *str)
 
     while (str[source] != '\0')
     {
-        if (isalnum(str[source]) || str[source] == ',' || str[source] == '.')
+        if (isalnum(str[source]) || str[source] == ',' || str[source] == '.' || str[source] == '_'|| str[source] == '-')
         {
             str[destination] = str[source];
             ++destination;
diff --git a/src/rrdInterface.c b/src/rrdInterface.c
index b69dd893..30291cd8 100644
--- a/src/rrdInterface.c
+++ b/src/rrdInterface.c
@@ -275,6 +275,7 @@ void RRD_data_buff_init(data_buf *sbuf, message_type_et sndtype, deepsleep_event
     sbuf->inDynamic = false;
     sbuf->appendMode = false;
     sbuf->dsEvent = deepSleepEvent;
+    sbuf->suffix = NULL;
 }
 
 /*Function:  RRD_data_buff_deAlloc
@@ -295,6 +296,10 @@ void RRD_data_buff_deAlloc(data_buf *sbuf)
         {
             free(sbuf->jsonPath);
         }
+        if (sbuf->suffix)
+        {
+            free(sbuf->suffix);
+        }
         free(sbuf);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/rrdJsonParser.c b/src/rrdJsonParser.c
index e06d93ac..ecbc2d6e 100644
--- a/src/rrdJsonParser.c
+++ b/src/rrdJsonParser.c
@@ -46,6 +46,60 @@ void removeSpecialChar(char *str)
     }
 }
 
+/*
+ * @function split_issue_type
+ * @brief Utility to split base and suffix from issue type string.
+ *        Example: Input: Device.DeviceTime_Search-b6877385-9463-45fc-b19d-a24d77fd0790
+ *                 Output: base = Device.DeviceTime, suffix = _Search-b6877385-9463-45fc-b19d-a24d77fd0790
+ * @param const char *input - The input string to split.
+ * @param char *base - Buffer to store the base part (before the first underscore).
+ * @param size_t base_len - Size of the base buffer.
+ * @param char *suffix - Buffer to store the suffix part (from the first underscore onwards).
+ * @param size_t suffix_len - Size of the suffix buffer.
+ * @return void
+ */
+
+void split_issue_type(const char *input, char *base, size_t base_len, char *suffix, size_t suffix_len) 
+{
+    if (base && base_len > 0) 
+	{
+        base[0] = '\0';
+    }
+    if (suffix && suffix_len > 0) 
+	{
+        suffix[0] = '\0';
+    }
+
+    if (!input || !base || !suffix) 
+	{
+        return;
+    }
+
+    if (base_len == 0 || suffix_len == 0) 
+	{
+        return;
+    }
+    RDK_LOG(RDK_LOG_DEBUG, LOG_REMDEBUG, "[%s:%d]: split_issue_type called with input='%s'\n", __FUNCTION__, __LINE__, input);
+    const char *underscore = strchr(input, '_');
+    if (underscore) 
+	{
+        size_t b_len = underscore - input;
+        if (b_len >= base_len) b_len = base_len - 1;
+        strncpy(base, input, b_len);
+        base[b_len] = '\0';
+        strncpy(suffix, underscore, suffix_len - 1);
+        suffix[suffix_len - 1] = '\0';
+    } 
+	else 
+	{
+        strncpy(base, input, base_len - 1);
+        base[base_len - 1] = '\0';
+        suffix[0] = '\0';
+    }
+    RDK_LOG(RDK_LOG_DEBUG, LOG_REMDEBUG, "[%s:%d]: split_issue_type result: base='%s', suffix='%s'\n", __FUNCTION__, __LINE__, base, suffix);
+}
+
+
 /*
  * @function getParamcount
  * @brief Calculates the total number of nodes (elements) in the input string, excluding delimiters.
@@ -515,7 +569,11 @@ void checkIssueNodeInfo(issueNodeData *issuestructNode, cJSON *jsoncfg, data_buf
     {
         RDK_LOG(RDK_LOG_ERROR,LOG_REMDEBUG,"[%s:%d]: Memory allocation failed for rfcbuf\n",__FUNCTION__,__LINE__);
         free(buff->mdata); // free rfc data
+        buff->mdata = NULL;
         free(buff->jsonPath); // free rrd path info
+        buff->jsonPath = NULL;
+        free(buff->suffix); // free suffix
+        buff->suffix = NULL;
         return;
     }
 
@@ -535,7 +593,11 @@ void checkIssueNodeInfo(issueNodeData *issuestructNode, cJSON *jsoncfg, data_buf
         RDK_LOG(RDK_LOG_ERROR,LOG_REMDEBUG,"[%s:%d]: %s Directory creation failed!!!\n",__FUNCTION__,__LINE__,outdir);
         free(rfcbuf); // free duplicated rfc data
         free(buff->mdata); // free rfc data
+        buff->mdata = NULL;
         free(buff->jsonPath); // free rrd path info
+        buff->jsonPath = NULL;
+        free(buff->suffix); // free suffix
+        buff->suffix = NULL;
         return;
     }
     else
@@ -576,7 +638,26 @@ void checkIssueNodeInfo(issueNodeData *issuestructNode, cJSON *jsoncfg, data_buf
             else
             {
                 RDK_LOG(RDK_LOG_DEBUG,LOG_REMDEBUG,"[%s:%d]: Continue uploading Debug Report for %s from %s... \n",__FUNCTION__,__LINE__,buff->mdata,outdir);
-                status = uploadDebugoutput(outdir,buff->mdata);
+                // Use the persisted suffix from buff for upload
+                char tarName[512] = {0};
+                int tar_name_len = 0;
+                if (buff->suffix && buff->suffix[0] != '\0') 
+				{
+                    tar_name_len = snprintf(tarName, sizeof(tarName), "%s%s", buff->mdata, buff->suffix);
+                } 
+				else 
+				{
+                    tar_name_len = snprintf(tarName, sizeof(tarName), "%s", buff->mdata);
+                }
+                if ((tar_name_len < 0) || ((size_t)tar_name_len >= sizeof(tarName)))
+                {
+                    RDK_LOG(RDK_LOG_ERROR,LOG_REMDEBUG,"[%s:%d]: Failed to build upload file name for %s. snprintf result:%d, buffer size:%zu\n", __FUNCTION__,__LINE__,buff->mdata,tar_name_len,sizeof(tarName));
+                    status = -1;
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    status = uploadDebugoutput(outdir, tarName);
+                }
                 if(status != 0)
                 {
                     RDK_LOG(RDK_LOG_ERROR,LOG_REMDEBUG,"[%s:%d]: RRD Upload Script Execution Failed!!! status:%d\n",__FUNCTION__,__LINE__,status);
@@ -588,14 +669,22 @@ void checkIssueNodeInfo(issueNodeData *issuestructNode, cJSON *jsoncfg, data_buf
             }
             free(rfcbuf); // free duplicated rfc data
             free(buff->mdata); // free rfc data
+            buff->mdata = NULL;
             free(buff->jsonPath); // free rrd path info
+            buff->jsonPath = NULL;
+            free(buff->suffix); // free suffix
+            buff->suffix = NULL;
 	}
 	else
 	{
             RDK_LOG(RDK_LOG_ERROR,LOG_REMDEBUG,"[%s:%d]: No Command excuted as RRD Failed to change directory:%s\n",__FUNCTION__,__LINE__,outdir);
             free(rfcbuf); // free duplicated rfc data
             free(buff->mdata); // free rfc data
+            buff->mdata = NULL;
             free(buff->jsonPath); // free rrd path info
+            buff->jsonPath = NULL;
+            free(buff->suffix); // free suffix
+            buff->suffix = NULL;
 	}
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/rrdJsonParser.h b/src/rrdJsonParser.h
index 29943610..87c4a262 100644
--- a/src/rrdJsonParser.h
+++ b/src/rrdJsonParser.h
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ issueData* getIssueCommandInfo(issueNodeData *issuestructNode, cJSON *jsoncfg,ch
 bool processAllDebugCommand(cJSON *jsoncfg, issueNodeData *issuestructNode, char *rfcbuf);
 bool processAllDeepSleepAwkMetricsCommands(cJSON *jsoncfg, issueNodeData *issuestructNode, char *rfcbuf);
 
+void split_issue_type(const char *input, char *base, size_t base_len, char *suffix, size_t suffix_len);
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/src/unittest/rrdUnitTestRunner.cpp b/src/unittest/rrdUnitTestRunner.cpp
index 7b8c6c83..57264650 100644
--- a/src/unittest/rrdUnitTestRunner.cpp
+++ b/src/unittest/rrdUnitTestRunner.cpp
@@ -1799,11 +1799,13 @@ TEST_F(RemoveItemTest, HandlesCacheNotNullAndCacheNotEqualsRrdCachecnode)
     node->mdata = strdup("PkgData");
     node->issueString = strdup("IssueString");
     node->next = NULL;
+    node->prev = NULL;
     cacheDataNode = node;
     cacheData *node_dummy = (cacheData *)malloc(sizeof(cacheData));
     node_dummy->mdata = strdup("PkgData");
     node_dummy->issueString = strdup("IssueString");
     node_dummy->next = NULL;
+    node_dummy->prev = NULL;
     remove_item(node_dummy);
 
     EXPECT_NE(cacheDataNode, nullptr);
@@ -1907,6 +1909,86 @@ TEST(IssueTypeSplitterTest, HandlesEmptyString)
     free(args);
 }
 
+/* --------------- Test split_issue_type() from rrdJsonParser --------------- */
+TEST(SplitIssueTypeTest, NoUnderscoreReturnsFull)
+{
+    char base[64] = {0};
+    char suffix[64] = {0};
+    split_issue_type("Device.DeviceTime", base, sizeof(base), suffix, sizeof(suffix));
+    EXPECT_STREQ(base, "Device.DeviceTime");
+    EXPECT_STREQ(suffix, "");
+}
+
+TEST(SplitIssueTypeTest, UnderscoreSplitsBaseAndSuffix)
+{
+    char base[64] = {0};
+    char suffix[128] = {0};
+    split_issue_type("Device.DeviceTime_Search-b6877385-9463-45fc-b19d-a24d77fd0790",
+                     base, sizeof(base), suffix, sizeof(suffix));
+    EXPECT_STREQ(base, "Device.DeviceTime");
+    EXPECT_STREQ(suffix, "_Search-b6877385-9463-45fc-b19d-a24d77fd0790");
+}
+
+TEST(SplitIssueTypeTest, MultipleUnderscoresSplitsAtFirst)
+{
+    char base[64] = {0};
+    char suffix[64] = {0};
+    split_issue_type("abc_def_ghi", base, sizeof(base), suffix, sizeof(suffix));
+    EXPECT_STREQ(base, "abc");
+    EXPECT_STREQ(suffix, "_def_ghi");
+}
+
+TEST(SplitIssueTypeTest, EmptyInputProducesEmptyOutputs)
+{
+    char base[64] = {0};
+    char suffix[64] = {0};
+    split_issue_type("", base, sizeof(base), suffix, sizeof(suffix));
+    EXPECT_STREQ(base, "");
+    EXPECT_STREQ(suffix, "");
+}
+
+TEST(SplitIssueTypeTest, NullInputDoesNotCrash)
+{
+    char base[64] = {0};
+    char suffix[64] = {0};
+    /* Should return without crashing and clear provided outputs to empty strings */
+    split_issue_type(NULL, base, sizeof(base), suffix, sizeof(suffix));
+    /* NULL input clears the output buffers when buffer pointers are provided */
+    EXPECT_STREQ(base, "");
+    EXPECT_STREQ(suffix, "");
+}
+
+TEST(SplitIssueTypeTest, BaseTruncatedWhenTooSmall)
+{
+    /* base buffer is only 4 bytes; "abc_suffix" -> base should be "abc" (3 chars + NUL) */
+    char base[4] = {0};
+    char suffix[64] = {0};
+    split_issue_type("abc_suffix", base, sizeof(base), suffix, sizeof(suffix));
+    EXPECT_STREQ(base, "abc");
+    EXPECT_STREQ(suffix, "_suffix");
+}
+
+TEST(SplitIssueTypeTest, SuffixTruncatedWhenTooSmall)
+{
+    /* suffix buffer is only 5 bytes; "_longsuffix" should be truncated to "_lon" + NUL */
+    char base[64] = {0};
+    char suffix[5] = {0};
+    split_issue_type("abc_longsuffix", base, sizeof(base), suffix, sizeof(suffix));
+    EXPECT_STREQ(base, "abc");
+    EXPECT_STREQ(suffix, "_lon");
+    EXPECT_EQ(suffix[sizeof(suffix) - 1], '\0');
+    EXPECT_EQ(strlen(suffix), (size_t)(sizeof(suffix) - 1));
+}
+
+TEST(SplitIssueTypeTest, LeadingUnderscoreGivesEmptyBase)
+{
+    char base[64] = {0};
+    char suffix[64] = {0};
+    split_issue_type("_suffixonly", base, sizeof(base), suffix, sizeof(suffix));
+    EXPECT_STREQ(base, "");
+    EXPECT_STREQ(suffix, "_suffixonly");
+}
+
 /* --------------- Test processIssueTypeInDynamicProfile() from rrdEventProcess --------------- */
 class ProcessIssueTypeInDynamicProfileTest : public ::testing::Test
 {
@@ -1989,11 +2071,13 @@ TEST(ProcessIssueTypeEvntTest, RBufIsNull){
 }
 
 TEST(ProcessIssueTypeEvntTest, inDynamic_NoJson){
-    data_buf rbuf;
+    data_buf rbuf = {};
     rbuf.mdata = strdup("a");
     rbuf.inDynamic = true;
     rbuf.jsonPath = nullptr;
     processIssueTypeEvent(&rbuf);
+    free(rbuf.mdata);
+    rbuf.mdata = NULL;
 }
 
 /* ======================== rrdExecuteScript ==============*/
@@ -3684,6 +3768,7 @@ TEST_F(RRDEventThreadFuncTest, MessageReceiveSuccessEventMsgType) {
     rbuf.mdata = strdup("Test");
     rbuf.inDynamic = true;
     rbuf.jsonPath = nullptr;
+    rbuf.suffix = strdup("_search_b675-657-556-656");
     msgRRDHdr msgHdr;
     msgHdr.mbody = malloc(sizeof(data_buf));
     ASSERT_NE(msgHdr.mbody, nullptr);