The soldier visited the Sub Area Headquarters in Jalandhar

99-year old veteran donates Rs 1 lakh to Army. — Tribune Photo

Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, May 19

A 99-year-old former soldier, from the British times, has donated Rs 1 lakh to the Army for fighting the Covid-19 pandemic.

The soldier, Lance Naik Kesho Lal Verma, visited the Sub Area Headquarters in Jalandhar on Wednesday, and handed over a cheque to senior Army officers.

According to available details, he had served in the erstwhile Royal Indian Army Service Corps, and was deployed with the British Army’s South East Asia Command.