SRINAGAR/NEW DELHI: A BSF jawan was on Tuesday killed by Pakistan Rangersretaliatory fire from across the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir’sTangdhar, officials said.
Constable S K Murmu (28) succumbed to the “critical” injury of the gun shotwound he suffered in the response to ceasfire violation.
He died at the Army hospital in Srinagar around 8:30 pm.
The officials said that Murmu was deployed at a forward defended location(FDL) along the LoC in Karnah sector of the Tangdhar area.
“He was initially evacuated on foot from the forward area and then taken toSrinagar in an Army helicopter. However, Murmu succumbed to the fatalsniper shot. He was shot at by the Pakistani forces,” a senior officer said.