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Two Army unit person gone missing successful an anti-terror cognition launched connected October 6-7 successful the Chenab Valley’s Kishtwar-Kokernag range, the Indian Army said connected Wednesday. The missing soldiers beryllium to the Army’s elite Para Commando unit, authoritative sources said.
An operational squad of soldiers confronted a terrible snowstorm and white-out conditions successful the mountains of southbound Kashmir connected the intervening nighttime of October 6-7, a spokesperson of the Indian Army said.
“Since then, 2 soldiers person gone retired of communication. Intense hunt and rescue operations person been launched but [the effort is] hampered owed to prevailing adverse upwind conditions,” the Army spokesperson said.
The cognition to hint the missing soldiers is underway connected some flanks of the mountains, from the Kishtwar broadside successful the Jammu part and the Kokernag broadside successful the Kashmir division, officials said.
The upland ranges of southbound Kashmir person received six to 8 inches of snowfall successful the past 3 days.
Officials said the information forces were looking into each angles, and person launched respective operations from aggregate points successful the pugnacious terrain and dense forests of Kokernag and Kishtwar. “However, nary interaction had been established till Wednesday evening,” officials said.
The increasing beingness of terrorists successful the precocious reaches of upland ranges successful the past 2 years person forced the information forces to transportation retired patrols successful pugnacious terrains successful Kashmir, the Chenab Valley, and the Pir Panjal Valley.
In 2024, authoritative information suggested 18 information unit and 13 militants were killed successful the Jammu part successful astir 30 contact, ambush, oregon anti-militancy operations. Jammu division’s Udhampur, Reasi, Doda, and Kishtwar districts saw heightened militancy successful the precocious reaches. Around 13 militants were killed successful 2024.
Exchange of fire
Meanwhile, successful the Pir Panjal Valley, a constabulary spokesperson said an speech of occurrence took spot betwixt terrorists and the J&K Police’s Special Operations Group successful the Beeranthub country of Kandi successful Rajouri connected Wednesday.
“Joint parties of police, Army and CRPF (Central Reserve Police Force) person rushed to the spot and cordoned disconnected the area,” the constabulary said.
The constabulary person not confirmed immoderate violent casualties successful the gunfire. “The cognition continues successful the area,” officials said.
