Encounter continues between terrorists and security forces in Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir. In this encounter, Captain Deepak Singh of 48 Rashtriya Rifles of the Indian Army was martyred. This has been confirmed by the Indian Army. Apart from being a military officer, he was also a brilliant hockey player.
Martyr Captain Deepak Singh was posted as Signal Officer in Counter Insurgency 48 Rashtriya Rifles. He was leading the Quick Reaction Team which was searching for the terrorists hiding in Doda’s Assar. During this time, he was martyred in an encounter with terrorists.
Martyr Captain Deepak Singh was a brilliant player
Yuva Sena was made a field major to lead a company in the search operation. While leading his company from the front, he killed the terrorist before being martyred in the battlefield. Along with being a captain in the Rashtriya Rifles, he was also a brilliant hockey player.
Before his martyrdom, information had come that a terrorist had been injured in Assar area of Doda, about whom information has now come that he has been killed. The army had conducted an anti-terror operation in Doda area.
‘Blood soaked bag found during search operation’
According to the information, 4 blood soaked bags have been recovered from the site of the encounter between the army and the terrorists, which shows that a group of 4 Jaish terrorists have been seriously injured. Until the bodies are recovered, it is difficult to confirm whether they were killed. Search operation is being conducted by the army.
There was an encounter between the army and terrorists in Doda district last month. Five soldiers, including an officer, who was seriously injured in an encounter with terrorists, died in the hospital during treatment. The encounter took place when Rashtriya Rifles and Special Operations Group (SOG) troops of Jammu and Kashmir Police launched a joint search operation in Dhari Gote Urarbagi in Desa forest area, about 55 km from Doda town.