An Army captain was killed during an encounter while searching for four terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir.
This encounter occurred just a day before Independence Day celebrations and while Defence Minister Rajnath Singh was chairing a high-profile meeting attended by the Army Chief and the National Security Advisor. An Army officer, Captain Deepak Singh, was killed in action on Wednesday during an encounter with a group of four terrorists in the Assar area of Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda district, according to sources. A civilian was also injured. An operation has been launched to apprehend the terrorists, one of whom was reportedly wounded. The encounter took place in a forested area during a cordon-and-search operation (CASO) carried out …