<p>An Army jawan was killed and six others injured when their vehicle skidded off the road and fell into a deep gorge in <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/news/india-news/article/j-k-four-persons-of-family-killed-in-accident-23362137" target="_blank" rel="none noopener"><strong>Jammu-Kashmir</strong></a>'s Kathua district, officials said on Saturday, news agency PTI reported.</p>
<p>The accident took place near Sukrala Devi temple on Machedi-Billawar road on Friday when the troops were on patrol in the remote area, they said.</p>
<p>Rescuers, including locals, rushed to the scene and took the seven injured soldiers to a hospital where one of them Sepoy Ramkishor was declared brought dead, the officials said.</p>
<p>The Rising Star Corps of the Army held a wreath-laying ceremony and paid tributes to the deceased soldier.</p>
<p>"Rising Star Corps deeply regrets the unfortunate and untimely demise of braveheart Sep Ramkishor, while on operational duty. In this hour of grief, the <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/news/india-news/article/maharashtra-two-army-jawans-killed-seven-injured-as-bus-hits-auto-near-nagpur-23354446" target="_blank" rel="none noopener"><strong>Indian Army</strong></a> stands in solidarity with the bereaved family &amp; is committed to their support," it said in a post on X.&nbsp;</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Rising Star Corps deeply regrets the unfortunate &amp; untimely demise of <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Braveheart?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc-Etfw">#Braveheart</a> Sep Ramkishor, while on operational duty.<br />In this hour of grief, <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/IndianArmy?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc-Etfw">#IndianArmy</a> stands in solidarity with the bereaved family &amp; is committed to their support<a href="https://twitter.com/prodefencejammu?ref_src=twsrc-Etfw">@prodefencejammu</a><a href="https://twitter.com/westerncomd_IA?ref_src=twsrc-Etfw">@westerncomd_IA</a><a href="https://twitter.com/adgpi?ref_src=twsrc-Etfw">@adgpi</a> <a href="https://t.co/46AFA6cQLe">pic.twitter.com/46AFA6cQLe</a></p>
&mdash; Rising Star Corps_IA (@RisingStarCorps) <a href="https://twitter.com/RisingStarCorps/status/1837429146168803406?ref_src=twsrc-Etfw">September 21, 2024</a></blockquote>
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The accident took place near Sukrala Devi temple on Machedi-Billawar road on Friday when the troops were on patrol in the remote area of Jammu-Kashmir

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An Army jawan was killed and six others injured when their vehicle skidded off the road and fell into a deep gorge in Jammu-Kashmir's Kathua district on Saturday

Jammu-Kashmir: Soldier killed, 6 injured as vehicle plunges into gorge in Kathua

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