Doda, July 18: Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) Ramban-Doda Range, Shridhar Patil visited the encounter site at Kastigarh in Doda on Thursday and said that the operation is in progress.
“A search operation is underway. I can not share much information as our operation is in progress and we will soon be successful,” DIG Shridhar Patil told reporters.
On July 16, Lt Gen MV Suchindra Kumar, Northern Army Commander laid a wreath to pay homage to the bravehearts Captain Brijesh Thapa, Naik D Rajesh, Sepoy Bijendra and Sepoy Ajay Kumar Singh, who laid down their lives in the line of duty to ensure peace in the region, while undertaking a the counter-terrorist operation in Doda.
In the last few months, there has been a spike in terror attacks in the Jammu region, including the terror attack at the army convoy in Kathua and encounters in Doda and Udhampur.
Meanwhile, in another incident, Army officials said that the Indian Army troops opened fire after suspicious movement near the Line of Control in the Sunderbani area of Rajouri district.
