Team News Riveting
Srinagar, January 11
Three army personnel including an officer were killed on Wednesday when they slipped into a gorge in Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir.
Chinar Corps said that the incident happened in Machil when the party of three was traversing a snow-covered track during the routine operation. “Incident #ChinarWarriors in #Machhal Sector. During a regular op task in forward area, a party of 01 JCO & 02 OR slipped into a deep gorge, when snow on the track gave way. Mortal remains of all the three #bravehearts have been retrieved. Further details follow, ” it said in a tweet.
A defence spokesman said the incident took place at around 5.30 pm on Tuesday when a team of soldiers was on a routine operational task along a narrow winter track. “While moving towards the forward post, snow along the narrow track broke, leading to slipping of one Junior Commissioned Officer (JCO) and two jawans into a deep gorge,” the spokesman said. The search and rescue operation were immediately launched with troops from the nearest post, he added.
“Inspite of adverse weather condition and rough terrain, sustained efforts of the search party led to the recovery of mortal remains of the three brave soldiers today morning between 04:15 to 04:45 am,” the spokesperson added.
The deceased were identified as Naib Subedar Parshotam Kumar (43) from Bishnah in Jammu and Kashmir, Havildar Amrik Singh (39) from Una district in Himachal Pradesh and sepoy Amit Sharma (23) from Hamirpur in Himachal Pradesh.
