An Army soldier was killed on Thursday morning during a gunfight with terrorist in the Basantgarh area of Udhampur district. Army sodlier was injured with bullets while an exchange of fire with a groupd of terrorist but later he succumber to his wounds in hospital.
The Army, CRPF and Jammu and Kashmir police launched an operation after they get inputs of the presence of terrorists.
Giving details, the White Knight Corps of the Indian Army wrote on X; “Based on specific intelligence, a joint operation with @JmuKmrPolice was launched today in Basantgarh, Udhampur. Contact was established and a fierce firefight ensued. One of our Bravehearts sustained grievous injuries in the initial exchange and later succumbed despite best medical efforts”.
Meanwhile, Indian Army has launched a joint search operation with the Special Operations Group (SOG) of Jammu and Kashmir Police in Lasana forest area of the Poonch district to nab the hiding terrorists.