Army Officer, 23, Dies Rescuing Soldier, Had Joined Force 6 Months Ago | Read

Exemplifying courage, an Indian Army officer jumped into a stream in Sikkim to save a fellow soldier, eventually drowning himself after being swept away by the current. 23-year-old Lieutenant Shashank Tiwari of the Sikkim Scouts, commissioned in December last year, was leading a route opening patrol towards a tactical operating base in Sikkim. While moving towards the key post being prepared for future deployment, one of the members of the patrol team lost footing while crossing a log bridge at around 11 am.