Ladakh: A para commando of Indian Army died after a parachute did not open during mountain strike exercise in Leh. The deceased has been identified as the Naik Suraj, a resident of Hathras in Uttar Pradesh.
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This is second such incident in a week’s time. Last week only, a commando was killed in a similar manner during the exercise in Leh sector.
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On 29 August also, Para-trooper Naib Subedar Haribir Singh of Para-SF Battalion was killed during an exercise in Leh sector. During this exercise, the para-troopers had to land from the sky through para-jump, but due to some disturbance during the para-jump, the parachute of Naib Subedar Haribir Singh did not open, due to which he could land from the sky. But he fell. He suffered serious injuries after falling on the ground and later died.
