Doda encounter: Indian Army captain killed in J-K, operations underway

A captain of the Indian Army from the 48 Rashtriya Rifles was killed, and four terrorists were gunned down during an encounter in Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda district on Wednesday.

According to officials, the captain was leading the charge at Shivgarh Dhar in Assar in Doda.

Further operations are underway.

The encounter broke out around 7:30 am in a thickly 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, reported PTI, citing officials. The terrorists, who are holed up in a riverine in Assar, crossed into Doda from a forest near Patnitop in adjacent Udhampur district after a brief exchange of fire with the security forces.

The encounter first began around 6 pm in Udhampur on Tuesday. It was paused after a while and a cordon was established overnight, officials said.

However, the search operation resumed on Wednesday.

The security forces have recovered four blood-soaked rucksacks and M-4 carbines from the encounter site.

Further details are awaited.