India News | Army Jawan Dies After Falling into Gorge in J&K's Poonch
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. An Army jawan died after falling into a 40-foot-deep gorge in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district on Thursday, officials said.
Jammu, Aug 20 (PTI) An Army jawan died after falling into a 40-foot-deep gorge in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district on Thursday, officials said.
At around 1.15 pm, while operating along the higher reaches of the Pir Panjal range during a planned counter-terrorist operation, Sepoy Lovepreet Singh (23) fell into the gorge, they said. He was acting as a guide to the Army contingent that was moving along a treacherous route from Jabbiwal to Bagsar, the officials added.
Singh belonged to Punjab's Gurdaspur. He is survived by his parents.
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