Jitender Kumar joined the Army in March 2011 and was inducted into the 3 PARA (SF) regiment. He was an expert sniper and specialist in communications. During a tenure of 10 years in service, Kumar served in different parts of the country including in the desert regions along the Indo-Pak border, the Sino-Indian border near Pithoragarh, and Jammu & Kashmir. He is survived by his wife and a one-year-old son.
Lance Naik Jitender Kumar, one of Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat’s Personal Security Officers (PSO), was among the 12 who died along with General Rawat in a fatal helicopter crash in Tamil Nadu’s Coonoor on Wednesday. Lance Naik Kumar was a resident of Dhamanda village in Madhya Pradesh’s Sehore district.
