The General Officer Commanding, Delta Force, offers floral tributes to Manjeet Singh at Dharmund. Tribune Photo

Our Correspondent

Batote, November 7

A soldier slipped to death while patrolling in the Chanderkot area of Ramban district on Sunday night.The slain soldier has been identified as Lance Naik Manjeet Singh of the 12 Rashtriya Rifles.According to sources, Manjeet Singh fell into a gorge after he slipped from the hill slope while patrolling at Kini Batti on Sunday night.His body was extricated on Sunday night and brought to Field Army Hospital in Batote. After a post mortem and legal formalities, his body was sent to his native Prem Nagar village in Doda today afternoon, the sources added.Besides various Army officers led by the General Officer Commanding of the Delta Force, Deputy Commissioner, Ramban, Mohammed Aijaz, Senior Superintendent of Police, Ramban, Randeep Kumar, Assistant Superintendent of Police Mushtaq Choudhary, Commandant, 42 Battalion, Sashastra Seema Bal, Rajesh Ticku, Assistant Commandant, 84 Battalion, CRPF, Aditya Ruhela, tehsildar, Batote, Srinath Suman and naib tehsildar Saifullah Shah offered floral tributes to the soldier.In his condolence message, the General Officer Commanding, Delta Force, said the Army was proud of the brave soldier and assumed full responsibility for ensuring best possible lifelong care and concern for the bereaved family as per best traditions of the Army.