Overview
- Army teams recovered the body of one of two 5 Para commandos in Kokernag’s Gadole forests, with sources indicating hypothermia or an avalanche as the likely cause, and the search continues for the second soldier.
- Both commandos went out of contact during an Oct 6–7 snowstorm in the Kishtwar–Kokernag range, prompting intensive search-and-rescue using helicopters, drones, sniffer dogs and large ground contingents.
- In Rajouri’s Kandi (Beeranthub) area, a brief exchange of fire with suspected militants triggered a sustained joint cordon by police, Army and CRPF, and officials reported no casualties so far.
- A separate operation in Udhampur’s Dharni Top was launched after locals reported sightings of three armed men, with the area sealed and searches continuing in difficult, forested terrain.
- Security agencies have elevated vigilance across the Chenab and Pir Panjal corridors, with some intelligence reports warning of larger militant concentrations even as no terrorist fatalities have been confirmed in the latest actions.