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Soldier found dead near LoC

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IANS Jammu
Last Updated : Jun 25 2014 | 10:31 PM IST

An army soldier was Wednesday found dead in his unit camp near the LoC in Jammu district of Jammu and Kashmir, a defence official said.

"Mohammad Pathan Sharifkhan, of the 18th Cavalry, was found dead in his unit line in the general area Akhnoor, near the Line of Control," army spokesman Col. Manish Mehta told IANS.

Sharifkhan was a resident of Ahmedabad.

The army has ordered a court of inquiry in the case, added Mehta.

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First Published: Jun 25 2014 | 10:24 PM IST

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