
A military soldier was killed in an encounter between safety forces and terrorists following a search operation in Jammu and Kashmir’s Udhampur district on Thursday, officers mentioned.The firing passed off in Dudu-Basantgarh space throughout a cordon and search operation which was launched primarily based on details about the presence of terrorists, they mentioned.
“Based mostly on particular intelligence, a joint operation with Jammu and Kashmir Police was launched right now within the Basantgarh space of Udhampur,” the White Knight Corps mentioned on X. Contact was established and a fierce firefight ensued, it mentioned.
“One among our bravehearts sustained grievous accidents within the preliminary trade and later succumbed regardless of finest medical efforts,” the military mentioned. The operation was nonetheless underway when final studies got here in from the spot, they added.