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Udhampur-Doda Encounter: An Indian Army jawan, who was injured during an encounter that broke out between security forces and terrorists in Udhampur on Friday, died on Saturday, Jagran.com reported. The jawan was rushed to the nearby Command Hospital in the Seoj Dhar area of Udhampur, but he succumbed to his injuries during the treatment.

Earlier on Friday, The White Knight Corps on X, said a contact was established with the terrorists at the Doda-Udhampur border. Nearly two to three terrorists are believed to be trapped, it added.

"*Contact with Terrorists* 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," The White Knight Corps posted on X.

In another post, it said, "#WhiteKnightCorps | #JointOperation | Recovery of War Like Stores. Alert #WhiteKnightCorps troops while carrying out an intelligence based joint search operation with #JKP, recovered one weapon (AK Series), four AK magazines, 20 Hand Grenades and other war like stores in Poonch Sector. #SearchOperation in progress.."

Earlier, several encounters have taken place in the area during past one year. Haider, a terrorist eliminated in an encounter in the Dudu-Basantgarh forest on June 26, was a top commander of Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM), who was active in the area for the past four years. On April 25, an Army soldier was killed in a firefight with hiding terrorists in the Basantgarh area. 

(With agencies inputs)