Overview
- The body was found Tuesday morning in the Manawar stream in the Khour area by a joint team of the Army, the National Disaster Response Force and local rescuers, according to officials.
- Sepoy Akshit Sharma went missing on Monday during a river-crossing training exercise conducted by the Army in the Sunderbani area of Rajouri district.
- A coordinated search-and-rescue operation was launched after the incident with Army teams working alongside NDRF personnel and local volunteers.
- Officials publicly identified the soldier as Sepoy Akshit Sharma, while earlier reporting had noted he had seven years of service, a detail not confirmed by authorities.
- Authorities highlighted that rigorous field training prepares soldiers for highly challenging terrain and weather conditions in Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh.