Srinagar: An army soldier slipped to death after he rolled down into a deep gorge in upper reaches of Boniyar sector of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district late last evening.

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

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)

This post was published on March 29, 2019