An Indian Army Captain has been killed in action and a civilian has been injured in the ongoing Operation in Jammu and Kashmir's Doda, reported ANI. The Braveheart has been identified as Captain Deepak Singh. 

According to a report by PTI, four terrorists were believed to be killed in the ongoing operation. The encounter broke out 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, reported PTI citing officials.

The officials also revealed that four blood-soaked rucksacks had been found on the site of the gunbattle. M-4 carbines were also found.

"The terrorists are holed up in a riverine in Assar," an official said.

According to the officials the security forces made contact with the terrorists around 6 PM in Udhampur on Tuesday. The ensuing encounter began approximately 30 minutes later and continued sporadically until both sides temporarily halted.

A cordon was set up overnight. The search resumed at daybreak, and around 7:30 am today, a new exchange of gunfire occurred, according to officials.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh Holds Important Security Meet

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh also held an important meeting on the "rising" terror-related incidents in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday.

The meeting was also attended by Defence Secretary Giridhar Aramane, National Security Advisor, Ajit Doval, Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi, Director General of Military Operations-Lieutenant General Pratik Sharma and heads of the security-related agencies.