Key facts
- An Army Lieutenant died after falling into a gorge during an anti-terror operation.
- The operation is codenamed Operation Sherawali.
- The operation has been ongoing for 16 days.
- The operation is a search-and-destroy mission.
An Army Lieutenant has died after falling into a gorge while participating in Operation Sherawali, an ongoing anti-terror mission in Rajouri, Jammu and Kashmir. The operation, which is a search-and-destroy mission, entered its 16th day on Saturday. The joint operation initially involved the Army, CRPF, and J&K Police and had been underway for 14 days before this incident.