ISLAMABAD – Indian Military Officer deployed in Occupied Kashmir slips intoPakistani borders.
A junior officer of the Indian army posted in occupied Kashmir last weeklost his footing in heavy snow and accidentally ‘slipped’ across the borderinto Pakistan, Emirati publication *Khaleej Times *has reportedlink.
The officer, identified as Havildar Rajendra Singh Negi, was on patrol dutyin the Gulmarg area of Indian occupied Kashmir (IoK) when the ‘accident’occurred, the publication said.
Negi’s family was left bereaved after his wife, Rajeshwari, received aphone call from the soldier’s unit telling her that Negi was missing andmay have ended up in Pakistan, according to *Khaleej Times*.
The aggrieved family has demanded the Indian government to ensure his safeand early return.
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Pakistani authorities have not yet commented on the matter or acknowledgedthat the soldier is in their custody.
According to the Indian Army, a search and rescue operation is underway and”all attempts” are being made to bring Negi back, the Gulf daily reported.
