The soldier, identified as Deevin Palangoti, hails from Alur Siddapura in Kodagu.

Deevin Palangoti / Credit: Special Arrangement 

A 28-year-old soldier from Kodagu district in Karnataka succumbed to his injuries on Monday that he sustained after an Army vehicle, in which he along with others were travelling, fell into a gorge in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir on December 24.

The soldier, identified as Deevin Palangoti, hails from Alur Siddapura in Kodagu.

His lungs were critically damaged when the army vehicle fell into a gorge. He was admitted to a hospital in Srinagar for treatment. Divin’s mother, Jaya had reached the hospital.

Deevin was the only child of his parents and had joined the Army ten years ago. He was engaged to be married in February. In fact, he had built a new house for the family a year ago.

It may be recalled that three jawans from Karnataka – Subedar Dayanand Thirakannavar (44) from Belagavi, Lance Havaldar Anoop Poojary (33) from Kundapur and Mahesh Marigond (25) of Mahalingpur in Bagalkot district were earlier killed in the Poonch accident.

source: http://www.deccanherald.com / Deccan Herald / Home> India> Karnataka / by Naina J A, DHNS / December 30th, 2024