Overview

• Troops established contact with terrorists in Kishtwar’s Keshwan forests around 1 pm on Sunday, exchanged fire, and continued the operation with no casualties reported there so far.
• Search-and-cordon efforts in Seoj Dhar on the Udhampur–Doda border entered a third day with reinforced perimeters and sustained aerial surveillance.
• Lance Dafadar Baldev Chand, injured during Friday night’s encounter in Seoj Dhar, succumbed to his wounds, and Major General P S Dagar led a wreath-laying ceremony in Jammu.
• White Knight Corps commander Lt Gen P K Mishra reviewed ongoing operations in Udhampur, Doda and Kishtwar, flying to Seoj Dhar with Maj Gen A P S Bal to assess ground efforts.
• Officials cite inputs that two to three militants, reported to be linked to Jaish or possibly Pakistani, are being tracked, and a separate search was launched in Kathua’s Malhar area on reports of suspicious movement.