Army JCO killed in LoC encounter with Pakistani infiltrators

Subedar Kuldeep Chand of the Indian Army’s 9 Punjab regiment was killed while leading a counter-infiltration operation along the Line of Control in Jammu’s Sunderbani sector on Friday night. Subedar Kuldeep Chand, a Junior Commissioned Officer of 9 Punjab, was killed while leading a counter-infiltration operation along the Line of Control in the Keri-Battal area of Sunderbani on Friday night. The Indian Army’s White Knight Corps paid tribute to him on X, saying “General Officer Commanding, White Knight Corps and all ranks salute the supreme sacrifice of braveheart Sub Kuldeep Chand of 9 PUNJAB. In a separate operation named ‘Safiyan’ in the Kathua region, four Jammu and Kashmir Police personnel were killed in action, while two terrorists were also gunned down.