Doda, Aug 2, A jawan of the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) lost his life after falling from the roof of a building in the Gandoh area of Doda district on Saturday, officials confirmed.
The deceased has been identified as Rajinder Prasad Bagriya, aged 37, son of Ramnivas Bagriya, hailing from Nagwa village in Sikar district of Rajasthan. He was presently posted with the 7th Battalion F Company of SSB at Gandoh.
An official said that the jawan sustained critical injuries after accidentally falling from the rooftop. He was immediately shifted to the Government Medical College (GMC) in Doda, where doctors, upon examination, declared him dead.
Authorities are looking into the circumstances leading to the fall, though initial reports suggest it was an accident.
