An army jawan was killed on spot when he was hit by a rolling stone near Lal Dhank on Chitkul- Rani Kanda route near Sanghla valley in Tribal Kinnaur district today.
The deceased identified as Umesh Uppa, resident of Karnataka was deployed at 426 Engineering Field Company at Samdoh.
The deceased was on patrolling duty along Indo-Tibet border and was on way to Rani Kanda for setting up the base camp when a shooting stone hit him killing him instantly.
The body has been taken to Sangla for postmortem and the family members have been informed, police sources said.
