Srinagar, Dec 18: A trooper of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) posted at Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag railway station died of suspected cardiac arrest during the night, officials said on Thursday.
Officials identified the CRPF trooper as Lakhwinder Singh (55), son of Ajaib Singh and a resident of Punjab.
Singh was posted with 90 Battalion, E Company, at Anantnag Railway Station when he died.
“He reportedly lost consciousness while on duty and was immediately shifted to the Government Medical College (GMC), Anantnag, for treatment.
Doctors at GMC Anantnag said he had died of suspected cardiac arrest. Further investigation and inquest proceedings have been initiated by police,” officials said.
Security forces discharge their duties in extreme winter cold conditions in the Kashmir Valley, and despite heating arrangements inside their living barracks, most of the time the security forces are deployed on roadside duties.
