Jammu: An Army soldier has been killed in action after security forces and terrorists exchanged fire in Jammu and Kashmir’s Udhampur district on Thursday, officials said. The firing took place in the Dudu-Basantgarh area during a cordon and search operation launched based on information about the presence of terrorists, they said. “Based on specific intelligence, a joint operation with Jammu and Kashmir Police was launched today in Basantgarh, Udhampur. Contact was established and a fierce firefight ensued. One of our bravehearts sustained grievous injuries in the initial exchange and later succumbed despite best medical efforts,” the Army’s Jammu-based White Knight Corps posted on X. #OpBirliGaliBased on specific intelligence, a joint operation with @JmuKmrPolice was launched today in #Basantgarh, #Udhampur.Contact was established and a fierce firefight ensued. One of our #Bravehearts sustained grievous injuries in the initial exchange and later succumbed… pic.twitter.com/eojsj5PPuU — White Knight Corps (@Whiteknight_IA) April 24, 2025 Operations are underway, they said. The encounter broke out two days after twenty-six people were killed as terrorists opened fire on tourists in Pahalgam in Jammu …