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Army captain killed, 4 terrorists believed to be gunned down in Doda encounter
Updated On: 14 August, 2024 03:31 PM IST | Jammu | PTI
Jammu, Aug 14 (PTI) An Army captain was killed and four terrorists were believed to be gunned down in an ongoing operation in the higher reaches of Jammu region`s Doda district on Wednesday, officials said.
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An Army captain was killed and four terrorists were believed to be gunned down in an ongoing operation in the higher reaches of Jammu region`s Doda district on Wednesday, officials said.
A civilian was also injured in the encounter that broke out a day ahead of Independence Day and is the latest in a series of incidents in the Jammu region that has witnessed a spike in violence. Bullets rang out Wednesday morning 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, officials said. Captain Deepak Singh was critically injured during the operations and shifted to a military hospital where he breathed his last, they said.
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