Srinagar, Oct 30: A CRPF constable died after falling unconscious while on duty in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Friday, officials said.
Constable Santhala Owary (37) was found unconscious at his duty post in the Yaripora area of the south Kashmir district around 8.30 pm, they said.
First aid was administered to him at the company headquarters, but he did not respond to treatment. He was then taken to Government Hospital, Yaripora, where doctors declared him brought dead, officials said.
The cause of death is suspected to be cardiac arrest, they added.
Owary, who hailed from Dangaigaon village in Assam’s Chirang district, is survived by his wife and daughter, officials said.–(PTI)
