UTTARKASHI: A 22-year-old Army jawan from Jammu died while an officer sustained critical injuries after a landslide hit an Army unit out on patrol in Uttarkashi district on Tuesday.
According to sources, the Army unit was patrolling the area between the Nelong Valley and Bhairav Ghati region when a huge mass of debris suddenly fell from the mountain. While most of the personnel in the patrol unit were not impacted, Sukhjinder Singh (22), a resident of Jammu's Suchetgarh village, was hit by the falling debris. He died on the spot. An Army officer, also part of the patrol unit, suffered grievous injuries in the incident.
