Overview

• Sugam Choudhary disappeared from the Panthachowk battalion headquarters in Srinagar on July 31, prompting BSF and local police to file a missing person report and conduct extensive searches.
• Officials located Choudhary in Delhi on August 1 as he traveled toward his home in Uttar Pradesh without proper permission.
• Senior BSF officers ruled out any terrorist involvement in his disappearance and immediately ordered a formal departmental inquiry.
• The inquiry will examine how Choudhary managed to leave Srinagar undetected and why initial search operations failed to track his movements.
• The case highlights the emphasis on strict movement protocols and procedural accountability during ongoing counter-terror operations in Jammu and Kashmir.