Jammu & Kashmir

Lightening kills army personnel, leaves 2 others injured in Poonch

Poonch: An army personnel was killed and two others injured when lightning struck their post along the Line of Control in Poonch district early Friday morning, officials said.

The lightning struck Khalsa II post of army’s 40 Rashtriya Rifles in Sawjian sector in which the Rifleman Mandeep Singh, died while two others were injured, the officials said.

SHO Mandi Manzoor Kohli also confirmed the incident to Global News Service.

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