Have a look at the biography and parents of Captain Brijesh Thapa
The four army men who gave their life in the Doda encounter were Sepoy Bijendra, Sepoy Ajay, Naik D. Rajesh, and Captain Brijesh Thapa.
The ongoing conflict at Doda in Jammu, which started on the evening of July 15, claimed the lives of four Army soldiers, including Captain Brijesh Thapa. General Upendra Dwivedi, the Chief of Army Staff, and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh spoke this morning about this incident.
Who is Captain Brijesh Thapa martyred in Doda, Jammu terrorist attack, biography, age, family, parents and hometown birth place state
Captain Brijesh Thapa was appointed as an army officer at Doda area of Jammu & Kashmir during an encounter with militants. He was a part of the battalion of the 10th Rashtriya Rifles.
Brijesh Thapa was born in Lebong and did his primary education in Darjeeling and after completing his B.Tech from a college in Mumbai, he appeared for the Combined Defence Service (CDS) exam. In 2018, he passed the Short Service Commission (SSC) examination of the defence services and joined the Army in 2019.
27 year old Thapa’s body will be brought to Siliguri’s Bagdogra Airport on a special flight on July 17. From there his body will be taken by road to his birthplace in Lebong and thapa’s father, Colonel (Retired) Bhuvanesh Thapa, said, “Brijesh was very attracted to the Army from a young age. He prepared himself that way. It hurts, but there is no regret. My son died defending the country.”
Colonel Bhuvnesh Thapa retired from the Army in 2014 and is currently working in X Serviceman Health Service Scheme at Lebong, Darjeeling. Brijesh is survived by his parents and sister Nikita Thapa, who is studying music in Australia.
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MAJOR BRIJESH THAPA
10 RR 145 LT ADshattered forever..#FreedomisnotFree THAPA family paid the #CostofWar. pic.twitter.com/MRsUi95WyZ
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In the previous three weeks, there had been three significant encounters between security personnel and militants in the Doda district’s woodlands. The most recent event occurred one week after an Army patrol in the isolated Machedi forest zone in the Kathua district was ambushed by terrorists.
At Dhari Gote Urarbagi in the Desa forest belt, around 55 km from Doda town, troops of the Rashtriya Rifles and the Special Operations Group of the Jammu and Kashmir Police together established a cordon and search operation late on Monday evening when the encounter occurred.
Following a brief gunfight, the terrorists attempted to flee, but the captain’s troops pursued them because of the difficult terrain and dense vegetation.
“Indian Army stands firm with the bereaved families in this hour of grief,” Additional Directorate General of Public Information of the Indian Army posted on ‘X’.
According to the officials, reinforcements were called in by the Army and police on Monday night, and on Tuesday morning, they began a new search of the region with additional personnel.
According to them, in addition to using drones and helicopters for surveillance, the Army’s elite para-commandos were also put to use.
The terrorists, who are thought to have crossed the border and been hiding in the forest region for the past few months, were not in communication with the authorities again on Tuesday, they said.
After running afoul of security personnel in the neighbouring Ghadi Bhagwah forest, which borders the Kishtwar district, on July 9, militants were able to flee. On June 26, a day-long operation in the district’s Gandoh area resulted in the deaths of three foreign terrorists.
Since 2021, terror-related incidents in the Jammu region have claimed the lives of over 70 individuals, including 52 security personnel who were primarily from the Army. According to the sources, the majority of the victims came from the districts of Rajouri and Poonch, where 54 terrorists were also killed.