An officer of the Indian Army, who was posted in Jammu and Kashmir, has disappeared while on a train journey.

Captain Shikhar Deep, 25, was traveling from Bihar to Delhi on February 6-7.  A cousin who went to receive him at the Delhi station on Sunday found the young officer’s luggage, phone and wallet, which is, according to his father, missing Rs. 20,000 in cash.

Captain Deep’s family lives in Kathihar in Bihar.  His father Colonel Lieutenant Anant Kumar is posted in Ranchi where his battalion – 623 EME – is now stationed.

According to the police, Captain Deep’s luggage was found in the coach he was travelling in, but the officer was nowhere to be found and his mobile was also switched off. He had last spoken to his family on the morning of February 6.

The ticket examiner and the man who provided bed-sheet in the coach, said he was last seen at Kanpur during the journey.

The army suspects that the Captain must have fallen prey to groups who travel on trains and drug and rob people. The army has asked the media to help in the search for the officer.  The description sent by the army is “Height 5’6″, wearing black/brown blazer, off-white T-Shirt, blue jeans, green jungle shoes.”