Indian Army doctor Capt Deeksha, first woman to be posted as regimental medical officer with Special Forces unit
Captain Deeksha was misidentified to have been deployed in Turkiye as part of Operation Dost.
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New Delhi, Mar 8: Captain Deeksha a doctor in the Indian Army has been posted as a Medical Officer with a Parachute Regiment (Special Forces) battalion.
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Captain Deeksha has undergone training with the special force troops and has undergone rigorous training with the special forces operatives. As per the statement of the Army, Captain Deeksha was misidentified to have been deployed in Turkiye as part of Operation Dost. In the pictures shared by Indian Army, she can be seen training with her male counterparts.
Capt. Deeksha, a doctor 🩺 of the Indian Army, is posted as a Medical Officer with a Parachute Regiment (Special Forces) battalion⚔️
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She has undergone rigorous training with the special forces troops. She was also sent to earthquake-hit Turkey under #OperationDost.#SF #IADN pic.twitter.com/RVRj9laKUi
She is a medical doctor and is trained for special operations as she may be required to provide help to troops during special operations. Medical officers in special forces units have earlier also been closely associated with special operations.
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