Jammu Kashmir: Soldier Found Dead With Gunshot Injury

SRINAGAR: An Army soldier died under mysterious circumstances after sustaining a gunshot injury in Udhampur district of Jammu Kashmir, on Tuesday, triggering a police probe.

According to official sources, the incident occurred in the Military Hospital area of Udhampur, where the soldier was serving as a driver for a supply vehicle transporting medicines. He was found with a fatal gunshot wound inside his 407 Army supply truck. Eyewitnesses and fellow soldiers rushed to the spot after hearing the gunshot, but the soldier succumbed before medical assistance could reach him.

Initial reports suggest that the firing may have been accidental, though investigators are not ruling out the possibility of self-inflicted injury. “The exact cause remains unverified. Both accidental discharge and suicide are part of the ongoing investigation,” a police official familiar with the case said.

Police have registered a case and initiated legal proceedings. [KNT]