Overview

• Lance Dafadar Baldev Chand was honored at the Indian Air Force Station Jammu in a ceremony led by Maj Gen P S Dagar, with senior police and civil officers in attendance.
• His remains were flown to his hometown in Himachal Pradesh for the last rites after he died from injuries sustained during Friday night’s encounter in Kanji.
• Search teams from the Army and Jammu & Kashmir Police SOG continue combing the rugged Seoj Dhar terrain with drones, choppers and sniffer dogs.
• Officials reported no fresh contact with the suspected militants as the area’s thick foliage complicates tracking efforts.
• Security was tightened across Udhampur, including along the Jammu–Srinagar National Highway, with reinforcements rushed to the operation zone.