Army soldier slips to death on LoC

Srinagar, March 29: An army soldier died on late Thursday after he slipped and rolled down into a deep gorge in upper reaches of Boniyar sector of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district.

A police official told GNS that the soldier namely Naik Parvez Ahmad of 5 Grenadiers was part of patrolling party late last evening when he slipped and rolled down down into a gorge at Turna area of Boniyar along Line of Control (LoC).

In the incident, Parvez, a resident of Rajasthan sustained serious injuries and was immediately shifted to nearby hospital in unconscious state.

However, doctors present there declared him brought dead on arrival. (GNS)