Soldier killed, lieutenant among 3 injured in Bandipora mishap Srinagar, August 08: An Army soldier was killed and three others including a lieutenant, sustained injures when a vehicle they were travelling in fell into a deep gorge in Bandipora district on Thursday. An army gypsy bearing registration number 05B089584 while on way to Gurez from Bandipora skidded off the road and fell into a deep gorge near Dragbal in the district. Four army men of 22 Raj Rifles under 109 and 28 Infantry Brigade sustained injuries in the mishap. All the injured were immediately shifted to district hospital Bandipora where one of the soldiers identified as Rifleman Ram Niwas (belt no. 16018018 W) succumbed to injuries. The other three injured have been identified as Lieutenant Vijay Shanker Yadav (belt no. SS46916N), Naik Sanwar Mal Godara (belt no. 2896342W) and Anand Kumar (16013932N) and were referred to army’s 92 Base Hospital in Srinagar for specialized treatment. The condition of all the three soldiers is said to be serious.
Posted on: Fri, 08 Aug 2014 04:06:33 +0000
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