*Baramulla (Jammu and Kashmir)*: Indian Army Havildar Rajendra Singh Negi’sfamily was left in tears after he allegedly slipped in the snow at Gulmarg,Jammu and Kashmir, during duty and reached Pakistan.
On January 8, Negi’s wife Rajeshwari received a phone call from his unit,which said that Negi was missing. It was later found that he had slipped inthe snow and accidentally crossed the India-Pakistan border in Kashmir.
The aggrieved family has demanded the government for his safe and earlyreturn from Pakistan to his homeland.
According to Army sources, the search and rescue operation of Negi wasunderway and all attempts were being made to bring him back safely fromPakistan.
Negi, a resident of Ambiwala Sainik Colony in Dehradun, had joined the 11Garhwal Rifles regiment in 2002. He had arrived in Dehradun in October fora month’s vacation and was posted to the snowy area of Gulmarg in November.