Leh, Jun 29: Five soldiers of the Army are feared drowned after they were swept away while crossing a river in a T-72 tank near the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in the Nyoma-Chushul area in Ladakh early Saturday, officials said.A Junior Commissioned Officer, or JCO, is among the five killed in the accident that happened around 1 am.
They said the incident occurred near Mandir Morh, 148 kilometres from here, during an exercise around 1 am.
The T-72 tank with five soldiers on board sank due to flash floods while they were crossing the river, the officials said.
Identified as
1:-Ris MR K Reddy
2:-Dfr Bhupender Negi
3:-LD Akdum Taibam
4:-Hav A Khan (6255 Fd work shop)
5:-Cfn Nagraj P (LRW).
Further details are awaited.
