more-inA soldier from the city was among those killed in Tuesday’s terrorist attack in Nagrota, Jammu, where terrorists disguised in police uniforms attacked an army unit located three km away from the Corps headquarters. Major Akshay Girish Kumar, a soldier with the 51 Engineer Regiment of the Bengal Sappers, died during the operation on Tuesday to neutralise the terrorists. Major Kumar is survived by his wife and parents. Major Kumar (31), is survived by his two-and-a-half-year-old daughter Naina and his wife Sangeetha. He was subsequently posted in Kolkata and Pune with his wife and daugther before being posted to Jammu and Kashmir.

Source: The Hindu November 30, 2016 10:47 UTC