Army Captain killed during encounter with terrorists in J&K’s Doda | India News
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NEW DELHI: An Army Capital from the 48 Rashtriya Rifles succumbed to his injuries on Wednesday during a search operation in the Assar belt of Doda district in Jammu and Kashmir.
The encounter broke out in a dense forested area during a cordon and search operation (CASO) launched by a joint team to track down a group of foreign terrorists hiding in the Shivgarh-Assar belt, according to officials.
The operation, which resulted in the death of an Army Captain from the 48 Rashtriya Rifles, is still ongoing.
During the gunbattle, security forces recovered four blood-soaked rucksacks and M-4 carbines from the site, indicating a fierce exchange of fire.
“The terrorists are holed up in a riverine in Assar,” an official said.
The terrorists crossed into Doda from a forest near Patnitop in the neighboring Udhampur district after a brief exchange of fire with security forces, officials said.
According to reports, security forces first made contact with the terrorists around 6pm on Tuesday in Udhampur. The encounter began approximately half an hour later and continued intermittently before both sides temporarily halted the exchange of fire.
Overnight, security forces established a cordon around the area. The search operation resumed at daylight, leading to a renewed exchange of gunfire at around 7:30am on Wednesday.
More details awaited.
The encounter broke out in a dense forested area during a cordon and search operation (CASO) launched by a joint team to track down a group of foreign terrorists hiding in the Shivgarh-Assar belt, according to officials.
The operation, which resulted in the death of an Army Captain from the 48 Rashtriya Rifles, is still ongoing.
During the gunbattle, security forces recovered four blood-soaked rucksacks and M-4 carbines from the site, indicating a fierce exchange of fire.
“The terrorists are holed up in a riverine in Assar,” an official said.
The terrorists crossed into Doda from a forest near Patnitop in the neighboring Udhampur district after a brief exchange of fire with security forces, officials said.
According to reports, security forces first made contact with the terrorists around 6pm on Tuesday in Udhampur. The encounter began approximately half an hour later and continued intermittently before both sides temporarily halted the exchange of fire.
Overnight, security forces established a cordon around the area. The search operation resumed at daylight, leading to a renewed exchange of gunfire at around 7:30am on Wednesday.
More details awaited.
