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Army captain's death in Rajouri leaves family shattered

Syed Amin Jafri in Hyderabad

The death of Captain R Veera Raja Reddy during a terrorist attack in Rajouri in Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday night has left his family in Hyderabad totally devastated.

The family received the news on Thursday afternoon, a relative told rediff.com.

"His parents, wife and other family members were shocked," the relative added.

Raja Reddy (24) had joined the army four years ago after graduating from the National Defence Academy and had been promoted as Captain last year.

Assigned to the 69th field artillery regiment, he was posted at Rajouri in Jammu region.

He had recently been on a visit to Hyderabad and had returned to Rajouri only eight days back, the relative said.

He had got married to Varsha, who also hails from Hyderabad, only in May this year, he said.

"He could not take his wife along since he was posted on the border," he added.

Captain Reddy's father, R Kondal Reddy, is an advocate while his mother Pushpa is a housewife.

Raja Reddy is their only son, though they have two daughters as well.

The grieving and devastated parents, who stay at Ramanathapur on the city outskirts, were in no position to entertain queries.

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