Overview
- Army identified the fallen as Lance Havildar Palash Ghosh and Lance Naik Sujay Ghosh of 5 PARA (Special Forces).
- The soldiers went missing during an October 6–7 counter-terror combing mission in the Gadole/Kokernag high reaches of Anantnag.
- One body was found on October 9 and the second on October 10, with service rifles and rucksacks recovered intact.
- Joint Army–J&K Police searches faced whiteout conditions, dense forests and rugged terrain, using helicopters, drones and dog squads.
- Chinar Corps and J&K Lt Governor Manoj Sinha paid tributes, West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee offered condolences, and honours and family support are being arranged.