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Army man dies in road mishap

31-year-old hailed from Gurdaspur, was posted in J&K

Tribune News Service

Updated At : 02:00 AM Jan 26, 2025 IST

An Army man from Kalanaur in Gurdaspur district died in a road mishap at Udhampur, Jammu and Kashmir, on Friday night.

The deceased, Malkiat Singh, 31, was run over by a truck in Udhampur where he was posted. He had joined the Army in 2012. Malkiat is survived by his wife and a daughter.

His body will reach his house in Kalanaur tomorrow. The last rites will be performed the same day. Malkiat’s brother is also in the Indian Army.

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