A Junior Commissioned Officer (JCO) of the Indian Army , Subedar Kuldeep Chand, hailing from the village Kohalwin in Nadaun tehsil of Hamirpur district (Himachal Pradesh), was killed in an encounter with terrorists along the Line of Control (LoC), in the Akhnoor sector of Jammu & Kashmir on Saturday.
Officials of the Army said, “Subedar Kuldeep Chand was injured in the encounter and later succumbed but thwarted the attempts of the terrorists to infiltrate into India; the alert troops picked up the movement of a group of heavily armed terrorists near a stream in a forward forest setting in the Keri Bhattal area late Friday night and challenged them, leading to a fierce gunfight which continued for quite some time,” they added.
.““His team’s valour and Sub Kuldeep’s ultimate sacrifice foiled an infiltration attempt by terrorists. We stand in solidarity with the bereaved family in this hour of grief,” the Jammu-based White Knight Corps, posted on X.
“GOC (General Officer Commanding), White Knight Corps (Lt Gen P K Mishra) 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 LOC in the Keri Battal area of Sunderbani on the night of 11 Apr 2025” the post stated.
Chief Minister Thakur Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu and Deputy CM Mukesh Agnihotri have expressed deep grief over the martyrdom of Subedar Kuldeep Chand.
The Chief Minister saluted the courage and valour of the martyr and said that the entire nation is indebted to this brave soldier who laid down his life in the service of the motherland.
Extending his heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family, he said the state government stands firmly with them in this hour of grief.
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