A soldier tragically misplaced his life on Thursday whereas performing his duties alongside the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Eastern Ladakh, an official reported.
The soldier, recognized as Sankara Rao Gottapu, sustained deadly accidents in an accident. The specifics of the accident weren’t disclosed by the official.
“The Indian Army deeply regrets the loss of the brave soldier deployed in Eastern Ladakh,” the official acknowledged.
The improvement comes mere days after at the very least 5 military personnel, together with one JCO and 4 jawans, misplaced their lives on June 28 after they had been swept away whereas crossing a river inbound in T-72 tank close to the Line of Actual Control (LAC). The defence officers, talking of the event mentioned, the incident occurred throughout a tank train at Daulat Beg Oldie in Ladakh when Tank T72 was swept away whereas crossing the Shyok River. “The tank got submerged due to an increase in water levels in the river,” the officers added.
About the incident
Significantly, the defence officers have confirmed that the tragic incident occurred on the night time of June 28, as a military tank acquired struck within the Shyok River whereas deinducting from a army coaching exercise attributable to a sudden improve within the water stage. They mentioned that as quickly because the incident occurred, the rescue groups had been rushed to the placement; nonetheless, attributable to excessive present and water ranges, the mission did not succeed, and the tank crew misplaced their lives.
“The Indian Army regrets the loss of five brave personnel while being operationally deployed in Eastern Ladakh,” the officers added.
(With inputs from PTI)
Source: www.indiatvnews.com
