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Soldier killed in Udhampur, hunt for terrorists resumes
Hindustan Times Delhi
|September 21, 2025
Security forces on Saturday intensified search operations to locate terrorists in Udhampur district of Jammu & Kashmir after a soldier succumbed to injuries sustained during a gunfight, officials aware of the details said.
The soldier, Lance Dafadar Baldev Chand from Bilaspur district of Himachal Pradesh, sustained bullet injuries on Friday night when terrorists opened fire on a joint patrolling party of the army and the Special Operations Group (SOG) of the J&K Police at Kanji in the Seoj Dhar forest. He was later taken to the Command Hospital in Udhampur where he died during treatment on Saturday, officials said.
This story is from the September 21, 2025 edition of Hindustan Times Delhi.
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