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The JCO, identified as Kuldeep Chand, was injured in the match and then succumbed to the injuries
JCO SUB KULDEEP CHAND KILLED IN MEETING WITH MILITANTS IN AKHNOOR | Image/x
A Junior Commissioner (JCO) officer of the Indian Army was killed in a meeting with militants along the control line (LOC) in the Akhnoor sector, Jammu, defense officials said, and added that his infiltration offer was frustrated.
The army warning troops noticed a suspicious suspicious movement of a group of strongly armed terrorists near a stream in a front forest in the Keri Bhattal area on Friday night and confronted them, which led to a fierce shooting.
The JCO, identified as Kuldeep Chand, was killed in the meeting and then succumbed to the injuries, the officials said, adding that the entire area has been cordoned off, with a search operation in progress to catch the hidden militants.
Taking to X, the White Knight of the Indian Army said: “#GOC #WhiteknightCorps and all ranges greet the supreme sacrifice or #Braveheart Sub Kuldep Chand of 9 Punjab. It established disappointing #counter, hiring a Thellinecontration in Thelline #keri ## Battal Area or #SUNDERANI 11 Apr 20.
In the same area on February 11, two army staff, including one captain, died and another was an injury when terrorists began an improvised explosive device (FDI).
The last incident occurs two days after India and Pakistan celebrated a flag meeting at the Brigade commander level in the Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmira to discuss issues related to border management.
This was the second meeting of this type since February in an effort to unwind the tension after almost an incident boxes of cross -border shot and an attack.
The Indian army presented a strong protest with its counterparts on cross -border terrorist activities and high fire violations. High fire rapes along the LOC have been very rare since India and Pakistan renewed the high -fire agreement on February 25, 2021.
(With agency contributions)
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Jammu and Kashmir, India, India