5 Army soldiers in Ladakh: Police say that 5 Army soldiers in Ladakh may have drowned after being washed away in a T-72 tank near the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in the Nyoma-Chushul area of Ladakh early Saturday morning.
They say the event happened during a drill at about 1:00 in the morning, 148 kilometres away, close to Mandir Morh.
According to the officials, while the tanker was crossing the river, flash floods caused the T-72, carrying five troops, to sink.
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Officials say that the event happened when the tank, which was carrying a Junior Commissioned Officer (JCO) and four Jawans, ran into sudden flash floods that made it sink.
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“There were five soldiers in the tank at the time of the incident including one JCO and 4 Jawans. One person has been located while the search for others is still going on,” defence officials told ANI.
