An army soldier died after slipping into a deep gorge along the Line of Control in J&K’s Rajouri district, officials said today.
The deceased who has been identified as Lance Naik Suresh Gorgey was deployed on a forward post along the Line of Control in Kalal area of Nowshera sector.
An official said that the deceased was on routine patrolling when he slipped and fell into a gorge.
“The body was later retrieved from the gorge and was shifted to a hospital for medico-legal formalities,” said the official.