Two Military personnel, together with a Lieutenant Colonel, misplaced their lives and three others have been injured after a boulder fell on an Army vehicle in jap Ladakh on Wednesday, officers stated. The incident happened round 11:30 am at Charbagh close to Durbuk within the Galwan area, roughly 200 km from Leh. The car was a part of a army convoy transferring by means of the distant space when the accident occurred.
The Military recognized the deceased as Lt Colonel Bhanu Pratap Singh Mankotia and Lance Dafadar Daljit Singh of the 14 Sindh Horse regiment.
These injured within the incident embody Maj Mayank Shubham (14 Sindh Horse), Maj Amit Dixit, and Capt Gaurav (60 Armoured Regiment), officers added.
“Lt Gen Pratik Sharma, ArmyCdrNC and all ranks of Northern Command pay homage to the Bravehearts Lieutenant Colonel Bhanu Pratap Singh Mankotia and Lance Dafadar Daljit Singh, who made the supreme sacrifice within the line of responsibility.
“Northern Command stands agency with the bereaved household on this hour of grief,” the Northern Command stated in a put up on X
In an earlier put up, the Hearth and Fury Corps stated that “a boulder from a cliff fell on one of many automobiles of a army convoy in Ladakh, round 1130h on 30 July 2025. Restoration motion is in progress.”
The officers stated that the 5 personnel sustained essential accidents within the accident involving an SUV of the Military.
The convoy was on a coaching transfer from Durbuk to Chongtash, they stated, including the car was badly mangled beneath the influence of the boulder.
Two personnel succumbed to accidents and three different officers have been present process therapy, they stated.
(With inputs from information company PTI)
