Shivam Bakshi
Jammu, June 22 (NVI): An Army jawan was found unconscious in his room at a military establishment in the Nagrota area on the outskirts of Jammu and was later declared dead, officials said on Monday.
The soldier was found unconscious in his accommodation at Kore Jagir during the intervening night of June 21 and 22, the officials said.
Army authorities informed the police, following which a team from Nagrota Police Station reached the spot and initiated preliminary proceedings.
The body was shifted to the Army Hospital in Satwari for medico-legal formalities and post-mortem examination, they said.
Police have started an investigation to ascertain the circumstances leading to the soldier’s death.
The exact cause of death will be known after the completion of legal and medical procedures, officials added.(NVI)
