Srinagar, Oct 8
Two soldiers have gone missing during an anti-terrorist operation in the Kokernag area of J&K’s Anantnag district, sources said on Wednesday.
According to official sources, the two army personnel went out of contact with their team in the higher reaches of the Kokernag area during the operation.
"A massive search has been launched in the dense forest area to trace the soldiers, who may have lost contact with their team due to the inclement weather that prevailed over the area during the last two days. The two soldiers might have strayed from their team because of poor visibility and difficult terrain caused by recent snowfall," a source said.
Joint forces, including the army, other security forces and J&K Police, have been carrying out aggressive anti-terrorist operations against terrorists, their overground workers (OGWs) and sympathisers in order to dismantle the entire ecosystem of terror in the UT.