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P’kula youngster among two pilots killed as Army chopper makes forced landing

Aspiring to enter the Indian defence services since he was a child, Major Anuj had joined the prestigious NDA academy soon after he completed his class XII at the age of 18.

Anuj had remained posted at the Udhampur location for 17 months and had been promoted about a month ago.

Major Anuj Rajput was among the two braveheart pilots who died on Tuesday after an Army helicopter made a forced landing at Shiv Garh Dhar in Patnitop area, along the Jammu-Srinagar national highway in Udhampur district.

Aspiring to enter the Indian defence services since he was a child, Major Anuj had joined the prestigious NDA academy soon after he completed his class XII at the age of 18.

Born on September 18, 1993, Anuj had turned 28 a few days ago. He got engaged on July 23.

Anuj’s father, K S Arya, is an advocate by profession and his mother, Sushila Singh, a teacher at a Panchkula government school. Anuj was a single child.

Anuj had remained posted at the Udhampur location for 17 months and had been promoted about a month ago.

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