Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Jan 3: An Army jawan succumbed to his accident injuries at Military Hospital, Satwari, in city outskirts.
According to a police spokesperson, identified as Lans Naik Hanumant of Karnataka and posted at 10 Engineering Regiment, the Jawan was injured on Friday when the boat on which he along with other Jawans were crossing Tawi River at Katal Batal in Nagrota area as part of their patrolling duty, turned turtle. He was rushed to Military Hospital, Satwari, where he succumbed to his injuries yesterday.
Today, after conducting postmortem here at Government Medical College and Hospital, Jammu, the body of the deceased was handed over to Army authorities.
The concerned police has already taken cognizance of the matter.
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