Gujarat: BSF officer, jawan die due to extreme heat exposure during border patrol


PTI, Jul 20, 2024, 11:04 AM IST

Ahmedabad: A Border Security Force officer and a jawan died during patrol due to extreme heat exposure at the ‘Harami Nallah’ creek area along the India-Pakistan international front in Gujarat, official sources said Saturday.

The incident, in which an Assistant Commandant and a Head Constable are stated to have suffered a heat stroke and dehydration, took place on Friday along the border, the sources said.

The two were undertaking a ‘zero line’ patrol when they collapsed. The two BSF men were rushed to a health facility in Bhuj but they could not be saved, they said.

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