In the Udhampur area of Jammu and Kashmir, a soldier who was seriously wounded in a battle with terrorists late Friday night passed away on Saturday.
After the Army and police conducted a huge joint search operation in the region's higher reaches on Saturday, he was hurt, according to officials.Terrorists opened fire on a joint Army and J&K Police Special Operations Group (SOG) team at the Seoj Dhar forest boundary in the Dudu Basantgarh area, which links Udhampur and Bhaderwah in Doda, sparking the altercation.
Despite being taken to the hospital, the wounded soldier did not make it.
Overnight, the area was still tightly cordoned, according to officials.
Two to three terrorists are thought to be hiding in the woodland region, the officials said, adding that the combined search operation commenced on Saturday am.
According to officials, a large search operation was in progress, and reinforcements armed with sniffer dogs and drones were hurried from both the Udhampur and Doda sides.
Although no new contact with the terrorists has been established thus far, the united troops are continuing combing operations in the challenging terrain, they added.
