Soldier killed, 2 injured in lightning strike

By: M S Nazki

Poonch:  A soldier was killed and two others were 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 soldier, Rifleman Mandeep Singh, died while two others were injured, the officials said.

Station House Officer (SHO) Mandi Manzoor Kohli also confirmed the incident. (GNS)

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