Army officer washed away in flash floods in J&K

A 41-year-old senior army official died after being washed away by flash floods in Nagrota area of Jammu district.

A senior army official on Wednesday died after being washed away by flash floods in Nagrota area of Jammu district.

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"Lt Col Indranuj Drogohasin was washed away by flash floods, while he was engaged in repairing work on a causeway at Nagrota," Spokesman Col S D Goswami told PTI.

The army had launched a rescue operation soon after the incident around 6 am, but could not save the officer, he said.

The 41-year-old from Assam was working with Nagrota based 16 corps headquarters.

His body was later fished out from the tributary of Tavi river, the spokesman said.