An Army Captain was killed in an anti-terror operation in the dense forests of the Shivgarh-Akar range of Doda in Jammu
The militants were hiding in a riverine area, making it difficult for the security forces to advance at the hiding spots.
The encounter site was rattled by a fierce exchange of fire between the security forces and the three or four militants.
An AK-47 and an M4 rifle were recovered at the encounter site. Intermittent exchange of fire continues
The Doda encounter was the fourth in Jammu and Kashmir since August 10, with latest being the Anantnag encounter
Once a militancy-free pocket of Doda, the Akar forests are close to the tourist spot of Patnitop
In a separate incident, a soldier and two porters were injured in a mine blast along the Line of Control in Mandi area of Poonch.
Doda
Doda is a town and a notified area committee in Doda district in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
It got the name Doda due to the opium plant, known as doddi in the local language
The Doda River rises from the Drang-Drung Glacier near Pensi La, a mountain pass off the Zanskar-Kargil road
Doda district, which lies in the rear of the glacier Drang-Drung gives rise to a mountain peak named Doda Peak, 21,490 ft (6,550 metres) high
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