Army JCO dies after fall during anti-terror operation in J&K’s Poonch

NEW DELHI: A inferior commissioned serviceman (JCO) died connected Saturday day during an anti-terrorist cognition successful J&K. The JCO Sandeep Kumar Dhaka died successful Poonch territory aft helium slipped and fell portion operating successful a unsmooth terrain."While operating successful the challenging and rugged terrain during prolonged operations successful the wide country of Poonch, arsenic portion of Operation Sheri Kalan, contiguous astatine astir 2.30 pm, Subedar Sandeep Kumar Dhaka slipped and fell connected crushed and subsequently became unresponsive. He was instantly evacuated to Military Hospital astatine Potha. Despite determined aesculapian efforts to revive him, the gallant JCO mislaid his beingness successful the enactment of duty," said the Army's White Knight Corps unit.

Further paying tribute, it added, "White Knight Corps pays solemn tribute to the unwavering courage, steadfast devotion and selfless work of the departed soldier. In this infinitesimal of profound grief, we basal firmly with the bereaved household and honour the representation of a warrior who served the federation till his past breath."