BSF jawan injured in Pak firing succumbs to injuries
IN LINE OF DUTY Was part of team that foiled an infiltration bid earlier in the week
A Border Security Force (BSF) personnel who was injured in sniper fire by Pakistani troops died at a hospital in Jammu, police said on Sunday.
The 26-year-old was wounded on Friday when Pakistani snipers targeted him, as he was instrumental in foiling an infiltration bid along the international border in Kathua district.
BSF constable Gurnam Singh was undergoing treatment at the Government Medical College and Hospital in Jammu, around 80km from Kathua. He died around 11.30pm on Saturday, said a senior BSF officer.
Singh had suffered bullet injuries on his head after Pak Rangers opened sniper fire. He hailed from Bhaleshar in Magowali area of Arnia in Jammu district.
A wreath laying ceremony to pay last respects to Singh was held at BSF frontier headquarters on Sunday.
BSF Jammu Frontier IG, DK Upadhyaya has said that there will be no soft hand approach anymore and any and every provocation by Pakistan will be dealt with sternly.
Singh’s family alleged that the constable may have been denied better treatment. His siblings, Mandeep Singh and Gurjeet Kaur, said that despite a critical head injury, their brother was not shifted for specialised treatment to a neurological facility outside the state.
The BSF said it was prepared to provide all assistance to Singh but went by medical advice regarding the shifting of the injured trooper to a hospital outside the state. Hundreds of villagers in Bhalesar village had been praying for the injured trooper’s recovery.
The BSF said on Friday it had gunned down seven Pakistani border guards in retaliation to “unprovoked firing” by the neighbour.