Army jawan killed in stone pelting in Kashmir

October 26, 2018 18:44

Army soldier Rajendra Singh was part of Quick Reaction Team that was providing security to a Border Roads Organisation convoy y'day.When convoy was passing through Anantnag bypass tri-junction,few youth hurled stones at vehicle&he was hit by a stone.He later succumbed to injuries

An army soldier was killed after protesters threw stones at an army convoy passing through the Anantnag bypass tri-junction in Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday, an army spokesperson said today.

The soldier, identified as Rajendra Singh, was part of a quick reaction team responsible for providing security cover to a Border Roads Organisation.

Singh, who was critically injured in the incident, died despite being given medical assistance.

Singh, a resident of Badena in Uttarakhand's Pithoragarh, had joined the army in 2016.

He is survived by his parents.

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