Army soldier injured in Pulwama gunfight succumbs after seven days

Srinagar, February 20, 2019:

A paratrooper who was critically injured in a gunfight seven days ago at Ratnipora area of Pulwama in south Kashmir has succumbed to injuries in a military hospital on Tuesday

According to official sources, the soldier, Sandeep Kumar of 10 PARA succumbed to injuries at army’s 92 Base Hospital Badamibagh.

An army soldier of 50 RR was martyred while as Sepoy Sandeep Kumar and Naik Chander of 10 PARA suffered injuries during the gunfight at Ratnipora that took place on February 12.

In the gunfight a local militant, Hilal Ahmad Rather was also killed in the encounter.