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BSF officer, jawan die of heat stroke during border patrol in Guj
July 20, 2024
A Border Security Force officer and a jawan died during patrol due to extreme heat exposure at the 'Harami Nallah' creek area along the India-Pakistan international front in Gujarat, official sources said Saturday.
The incident, in which assistant commandant Vishwadeo and head constable Dayal Ram are stated to have suffered a heat stroke and dehydration, took place on Friday along the border, the sources said.
The officer belonged to the 59th battalion of the BSF.
The two were undertaking a 'zero line' patrol when they collapsed.
The two BSF men were rushed to a health facility in Bhuj but could not be saved, sources said. -- PTI