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1 Army Soldier Injured After Encounter Breaks Out Between Security Forces And Terrorists In Udhampur

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The White Knight Corps established contact with terrorists on Friday, after which an encounter broke out.

An exchange of fire took place between security forces and terrorists (Representative image)

An exchange of fire took place between security forces and terrorists (Representative image)

An Indian Army soldier was injured during an encounter that broke out between security forces and terrorists in Udhampur on Friday. The injured official was rushed to the nearby Command Hospital and is currently undergoing treatment in the Seoj Dhar area of Udhampur.

According to a post by the White Knight Corps on Friday, a contact was established with the terrorists at the Doda-Udhampur border. Nearly two to three terrorists are believed to be trapped.

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“Update | Contact Site of the ongoing operation is Doda-Udhampur border. Operation continues..”  said the White Knight Corps, in a post on X.

After almost an hour, in a second post, the White Night Corps gave an update about the encounter in the Kishtwar area.

“In an intelligence-based operation in the general area of Kishtwar, alert troops of #WhiteKnightCorps established contact with terrorists at around 8 pm on 19 Sep 25. Exchange of fire took place. Operations are currently in progress,” White Knight Corps had said in a post on X at 10.33 pm on Friday.

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