Overview
- Subedar (Operator) Sajeesh K died after falling into a gorge while leading a search and area-domination patrol in the Seri Mastan area of Behramgalla on Nov. 21.
- Army troops recovered his body during a rescue operation, completed legal and medical formalities, and sent it to his hometown in Kerala.
- The Army’s White Knight Corps publicly paid tribute to the JCO, noting his “supreme sacrifice” on patrol.
- In a separate case on Nov. 22, an Agniveer died at a Mendhar sector forward post after a bullet from his own service rifle struck him.
- Investigators are examining whether the rifle discharged accidentally or the death was a suicide, with no further findings announced.