J&K: Soldier killed in gunfight in Udhampur; hunt for terrorists resumes

NEW DELHI: A worker critically injured successful a gunfight with terrorists successful Jammu and Kashmir's Udhampur district precocious Friday evening succumbed to his injuries connected Saturday. He got injured aft Army and constabulary launched a monolithic associated hunt cognition successful the higher reaches of the portion connected Saturday, officials said.The clash erupted erstwhile terrorists opened occurrence connected a associated squad of the Army and the Special Operations Group (SOG) of J&K Police astatine the Seoj Dhar wood borderline successful the Dudu-Basantgarh area, which connects Udhampur with Bhaderwah successful Doda. The injured worker was evacuated to the infirmary but did not survive.Officials said the country remained nether a choky cordon overnight. On Saturday morning, the associated hunt cognition resumed, the officials said, adding that 2 to 3 terrorists are believed to beryllium hiding successful the wood area.Reinforcements equipped with drones and sniffer dogs were rushed from some Udhampur and Doda sides, and a monolithic hunt cognition was underway, officials said. The associated forces are conducting combing operations successful the hard terrain, though nary caller interaction with the terrorists has been established truthful far, they added.