Army officer missing under mysterious circumstances

Ajay Banerjee

Tribune News Service

New Delhi, February 11

An Indian Army officer, Capt Shikhar Deep, of Sikh Light Regiment, has gone missing under mysterious circumstances after boarding a train in Bihar.

He was travelling on train Mahananda Express from Katihar to Delhi during the intervening night of February 6 and 7.

The officer did not reach his destination and went missing during transit.

His father Lt Col Anant Kumar has told the Army that his son had spoken to him from onboard the train on February 6 at 10.40 am.

Sikhar Deep (25) has told his family that two persons who did not have confirmed tickets were in his compartment.

The Captain's relative arrived at Delhi station and did not find him but his belongings were in the train, this included shoes clothes and an empty wallet.

The phone of the Captain was last at a location at a hotel in Bihar Sharief in Bihar in the morning on February 7 before being switched off.