Srinagar. The body of a Territorial Army soldier who went missing in Kokernag of Anantnag district of Kashmir has been recovered. The terrorists riddled the soldier with bullets. The body of the missing soldier was recovered from Sanglan forest area of Utrasu area on Wednesday.
The martyred soldier has been identified as Hilal Ahmed Bhat, resident of Mukhdhampora Naugam, Anantnag. The said soldier Hilal had gone missing during the search operation on Tuesday. The army team was busy searching for him since last night. In a media report, the Indian Army’s Chinar Corps said that based on intelligence input, the Army had launched a joint operation with the police and other agencies in the Kajwan Forest area of Kokernag on Tuesday. During this time, a Territorial Army soldier was reported missing. However, earlier news had come that terrorists had kidnapped two Indian Army soldiers. Among these, there was information about a soldier escaping from the clutches of terrorists. On the other hand, BSF soldiers have arrested a Pakistani youth on the International Border in Jammu. He has been identified as Shahid Imran, a resident of Sargodha, Punjab, Pakistan. Two knives, a smart watch, a cigarette packet, an empty SIM card holder and a coin of five rupees in Pakistani currency have been recovered from his possession.