JAIPUR: A jawan who hailed from
Jodhpur
died in
Arunachal Pradesh
after the vehicle in which he was traveling fell into a gorge. His mortal remains are likely to arrive in his native village by Saturday morning. The army man was traveling in a convoy when the vehicle met with an accident three days back.
The deceased has been identified as 37-year-old Rajesh Bishnoi who was posted in Tawang in Arunachal Pradesh in an Army Supply Corps (ASC) battalion and hailed from Pheench village in Jodhpur.
The jawan’s cousin Om Vijay said, “My brother was going from Tenga to Tawang in a convoy when the vehicle met with an accident as apparently there was bad weather and snowfall on the road. The brother’s vehicle which had another passenger fell into a deep gorge three days back.” According to sources, the injured soldier was pulled out of the gorge by a helicopter and taken to the hospital but died shortly after. Bishnoi had served in the army for 16 years and was eldest among three siblings. He is survived by his wife and daughters.
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