Jammu, Nov 3: A soldier was killed in J&K’s Poonch district on Monday when his service rifle reportedly went off accidentally, officials said.
Officials said that Naik Amarjeet Singh was on sentry duty in his camp in Jhulass village of Poonch district when his service rifle went off accidentally.
“He was immediately shifted to the army’s field hospital for treatment, but he succumbed to his critical injury. Police have taken cognisance of the incident and an investigation has been started,” an official said.
The army guards the 740-km-long line of control (LoC) in J&K, which is situated in Baramulla, Kupwara and Bandipora districts of the Valley and in Poonch, Rajouri and partly in Jammu district of Jammu division.
The Border Security Force (BSF) guards the 240-km-long international border situated in Jammu, Samba and Kathua districts.
The army is deployed on anti-infiltration and anti-terrorist activities along the LoC, while the BSF performs these duties along the international border.
Soldier killed in accidental fire
