Jammu, March 10 The body of a soldier who had gone missing during a river crossing exercise in the Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir on the previous day was recovered on Tuesday, officials said.
The body of Sepoy Akshit Sharma was recovered from the Manawar River by a joint search party of the Army, the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), and local rescuers in the Khour area this morning, officials said.
According to the Army, the soldier was reported missing around 12 pm on Monday during a river crossing training exercise in the Sundarbani area, leading to extensive search operations with all available resources of the Army and civil agencies.
