Jammu: One army soldier was killed in an ongoing gunfight in the Kishwan area of Kishtwar district on Sunday.
Taking on micro-blogging platform X, the white Knight Corps of the army wrote, “GOC WhiteknightCorps and all ranks salute the supreme sacrifice of Braveheart, Nb Sub Rakesh Kumar of 2 Para (SF). Sub Rakesh was part of a joint CI operation launched in the general area of Bhart Ridge Kishtwar on 09 Nov 2024.
We stand with a bereaved family in this hour of grief, reads the posts.
Three more soldiers who were injured during the initial firefight, their condition is said to be stable.
Earlier, a gunfight broke out between militants and security forces in the Kishwan area. -(GNS)
