Security forces launched a massive search operation in the forests of Kokernag area in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag to locate two missing soldiers after losing contact with them during a combing exercise in the area to track down terrorists, officials said Wednesday.

The combing operation was launched two days ago in the Ahlan Gadole area of Kokernag as following reports that a group of terrorists was hiding there, they said.

However, two soldiers, who are part of the elite para unit, went missing as their communication line went out, the officials said, adding that helicopters were pressed into aerial reconnaissance in a bid to locate the missing soldiers.

Ahlan Gadole has become the new hotspot of terrorism in Kashmir as the area witnessed two major encounters in August 2024 and Septe

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