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Border Security Force jawan Gurnam Singh, who was injured in Saturday’s attack by Pakistani forces at the international border in Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir, succumbed to his injuries.
Singh, 26, who was undergoing treatment at the Government Medical College and Hospital in Jammu, died around 11.45 pm, police said.
He was injured on Saturday when Pakistani snipers targeted him as he was instrumental in foiling a major infiltration bid along the international border in Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir.
Seven personnel of Pakistani Rangers, the border force of Pakistan, and a terrorist were killed when BSF retaliated against a ceasefire violation in which Gurnam was injured.
There have been multiple ceasefire violations by Pakistan since Indian soldiers crossed the Line of Control and targeted staging areas for terrorists in surgical strikes last month. These came days after Pakistani terrorists killed 19 soldiers at an army base in Uri in Kashmir.
Image: BSF jawan Gurnam Singh was instrumental in foiling a major infiltration bid along the international border in Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir.