Soldier Killed as Army, police Resume Hunt For Terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir's Udhampur

A soldier was killed in action during a gunfight with terrorists in a remote forest area in the higher reaches of the Jammu and Kashmir's Udhampur district early Saturday, officials said. Two to three terrorists are believed to be hiding in the forest area, they said.The soldier was critically injured late Friday evening when terrorists opened fire on the joint search party of the Army and Special Operations Group (SOG) of Jammu and Kashmir Police at the Seoj Dhar forest border in the Dudu-Basantgarh area of Udhampur and Bhaderwah in Doda, the officials said, according to news agency PTI.The soldier was shifted to a hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.The area of the encounter was kept under tight cordon during the night and the joint search operation

resumed on Saturday morning, the officials said.Reinforcements equipped with drones and sniffer dogs were rushed from both Udhampur and Doda sides and a massive search operation was underway when last reports were received, the officials said.However, there was no fresh contact with the terrorists so far, they added.