Jammu, Apr 12:
An army personnel has been killed in action in a gunfight after security forces intercepted terrorists making an infiltration attempt near the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district, officials said today.
Kuldeep Chand was a soldier with the 9 Punjab regiment, the Army’s Jammu-based White Knight Corps said in a post on X.
“GOC (the General Officer Commanding), White Knight Corps and all ranks salute the supreme sacrifice of braveheart Sub Kuldeep Chand of 9 PUNJAB. He laid down his life while gallantly leading a counter-infiltration operation along the Line of Control in the Keri-Battal area of Sunderbani on the night of April 11, 2025,” White Knight Corps said.
“His team’s valour and Sub Kuldeep’s ultimate sacrifice foiled an infiltration attempt by terrorists,” they added.