Haryana: Two Army jawans missing after boat capsizes during training near Yamunanagar

In a tragic incident near Hathnikund barrage in Yamunanagar, Haryana, two Army jawans from the Special Forces are missing after their boat capsized in the river Yamuna during a training exercise on Tuesday. The 1 Parachute Battalion (Special Forces), based in Nahan, Himachal Pradesh, had arrived at the barrage to conduct the exercise when a technical issue with a motorboat led to it sinking.

Despite the soldiers wearing life jackets, strong currents carried away two of them. However, two others managed to swim to safety. Rohtash Kumar, SHO of Pratap Nagar police station, confirmed that a search operation, involving the State Disaster Relief Force from Haryana and Uttar Pradesh, as well as IAF helicopters, has been launched to locate the missing soldiers. As of the report, the Army had not yet released an official statement regarding the incident.