Militants abduct Indian Army soldier in Anantnag, search operation launched

Anantnag, October 9: A Territorial Army (TA) soldier was allegedly abducted by militants in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag, sources said on Wednesday.

According to sources, two TA soldiers were allegedly abducted from the forest area in Anantnag, however, one of them managed to escape.

A search operation has been launched by the security forces in the area, they added.

“Two jawans of the Territorial Army were abducted by militants in the forest area of Anantnag in Jammu and Kashmir. However, one of the jawans has managed to come back. Security forces have launched an operation to search for the missing jawan,” the sources said.

More details awaited.