J&K: Territorial Army Soldier Abducted By Militants, Found Dead In Anantnag

A Territorial Army soldier was abducted by terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag. Another soldier escaped but sustained injuries and has been hospitalised.

Anantnag: Security forces on Wednesday recovered the bullet-ridden body of a missing soldier from the Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said here.

The body of Territorial Army jawan, who is identified as Hilal Ahmad Bhat and who was reported missing on Tuesday from Shah, was recovered from the Sanglan forest area in the Utrasoo area of Anantnag, the officials said. They further said that the body had been taken to a hospital for medical formalities.

Earlier, on receiving information about the incident, the security forces had launched a massive search operation to trace the jawan. "Based on an intelligence input, a joint counter-terrorist operation was launched by #IndianArmy along with @JmuKmrPolice & other agencies in Kazwan Forest # Kokernag on 08 Oct 24. The operation continued overnight as one soldier of Territorial Army was reported missing," Srinagar-based Chinar Corps of the Army said in a post on X, formerly Twitter.

OP KOKERNAG, #Anantnag

Based on intelligence input, a joint counter terrorist operation was launched by #IndianArmy alongwith @JmuKmrPolice & other agencies in Kazwan Forest #Kokernag on 08 Oct 24. Operation continued overnight as one soldier of Territorial Army was reported… pic.twitter.com/h1HV51ROKS

— Chinar Corps🍁 - Indian Army (@ChinarcorpsIA) October 9, 2024

Two soldiers have been taken captive but one of them managed to escape. The other soldier, Fayaz Ahmed Sheikh, who had escaped, sustained injuries during the incident. Sheikh was treated for wounds to his shoulder and left leg and has been transferred to the 92 Base Hospital in Srinagar for further treatment.