Tezpur (Assam) : An Indian Army soldier was killed after he was trapped in debris caused by a landslide due to heavy snowfall during an operation in the forward area of the Tawang sector. The tragedy took place as the landslide piled up huge debris up to 6 to 7 feet on March 27 morning, sources said.
The jawan fell from above and lay lying on trees, rocks and mud, Guwahati base Defense Department spokesperson Lt. Col. Mahendra Rawat said. During the incident, the rest of the soldiers managed to escape without serious injuries while Subedar A S Dhagal was trapped in the rubble. A search operation was immediately launched to find him.
The heavy pile-up of rubble made the search operation very difficult initially. However, the army personnel rummaged through the debris and eventually retrieved the body of the deceased subedar. The ill-fated jawan died due to bleeding injuries after he fell on rocks and sustained bleeding injuries, the sources said.