The soldier was injured late Friday evening when terrorists opened fire on the joint search party of the Army and Special Operations Group (SOG) of Jammu and Kashmir Police at the Seoj Dhar forest border in the Dudu-Basantgarh area of Udhampur and Bhaderwah in Doda, the officials said

Army engages terrorists in firefight on Doda-Udhampur border, one soldier injured, joint operation ongoing with police and SOG.

"In an intelligence-based operation in the general area of Kishtwar, alert troops...," Army said

An encounter broke out between security forces and terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar district on Friday night, Army officials said.

Acting on tip-off, joint teams from the Army, Special Operations Group, and local police launched a search operation in the Dudu police station area, near the rugged Seoj Dhar high-altitude region.

The Indian Army's White Knight Corps confirmed the encounter and stated that operations are ongoing in the area.