Archive · 9 Jan 2026
Rescue operation for two Indian Army porters
Two Indian Army porters were going to a place called Anita Post in Upper Gulmarg.
They were on a road when they slipped and fell into a stream.
The Army started a rescue operation to help them.
The porters are from a place called Chandoosa in Baramulla, which is in the northern part of Kashmir.
The Army is trying to find them and bring them to safety.
Two Army porters from Baramulla's Chandoosa area fell into a stream while heading to Anita Post in Upper Gulmarg.
The incident occurred on January 8, 2024, near a forward post in Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla district.
A rescue operation was immediately launched to locate and assist the porters.
The porters, Layakat Ahmad Deedard and Ishfaq Ahmad Khatana, are part of the Army's 18 Rashtriya Rifles.
The Army is actively working to ensure the safety and recovery of the two porters.
- Who
- Two Indian Army porters, Layakat Ahmad Deedard and Ishfaq Ahmad Khatana
- What
- Skidded off the road and fell into a stream
- When
- January 8, 2024
- Where
- Baramulla district, Jammu and Kashmir
- Why
- On their way to Anita Post in Upper Gulmarg
- Porter 1
- Layakat Ahmad Deedard
- Porter 2
- Ishfaq Ahmad Khatana
- Location
- Baramulla, Jammu and Kashmir
- Unit
- 18 Rashtriya Rifles
- Destination
- Anita Post, Upper Gulmarg
- Date
- January 8, 2024
- Rescue Status
- Operation launched
