Fazilka jawan found dead in Kashmir

Praful Chander Nagpal

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Fazilka, March 31

An Army jawan, Kulwant Singh (26), was found dead with a bullet wound in Balakot sector along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district today. He was a resident of Kharaswali Dhani, 3 km from here. He had married Daljinder Kaur on February 2 and rejoined duty on March 4.

Kulwant’s elder brother Malkeet Singh said the Army authorities told him on the phone this morning that the jawan had sustained a bullet injury.

Later, he was informed about Kulwant’s death. He said the authorities had not yet given details of the incident.

The victim’s father, Gurdeep Singh, a labourer, said Kulwant had joined the Army in 2009. The body would be brought here tomorrow for cremation.