5 Indian Army Soldiers killed During Tank Exercise in Ladakh

• By Thetripurapost Desk, Ladakh
• Jun 29, 2024
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Five Army jawans are feared drowned after they were swept away while crossing a river in a T-72 tank near the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in the Nyoma-Chushul sector in Ladakh early Saturday, officials said.

Five Army jawans are feared drowned after they were swept away while crossing a river in a T-72 tank near the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in the Nyoma-Chushul sector in Ladakh early Saturday, officials said.

Actually, a tank exercise was going on in Daulat Beg Oldi on Friday and many army tanks were present there. During this, practice was going on on how a T-72 tank crosses a river near the Line of Actual Control (LAC).

When a tank tried to cross the river during the exercise, the flow of the river suddenly increased and the tank was swept away. It is being told that there were a total of 5 soldiers in the tank at that time.