Archive · 28 Aug 2026
Territorial Army Jawan Drowns in J-K; CRPF Constable Hurt
A Territorial Army soldier named Ashiq Hussain drowned in a river in Jammu and Kashmir.
He was doing border fence duty in the Gurez area.
The river was the Kishanganga, near the Line of Control.
Officials said his body had been found, and teams were trying to bring it out.
In a separate incident, CRPF constable Sukanta Bagadi was hurt when his service rifle fired accidentally.
The incident happened inside a government school in Ahmad Nagar, Srinagar.
Bagadi suffered injuries to his head.
He was given first aid and taken to a hospital for treatment.
Territorial Army jawan Ashiq Hussain drowned in the Kishanganga river near the Line of Control in Gurez.
Hussain was on border fence duty at Tarbal in Bandipora district when he drowned.
Officials said Hussain’s body was traced and efforts were underway to recover it from the river.
CRPF constable Sukanta Bagadi suffered head injuries after his service rifle accidentally discharged.
Bagadi received first aid at the scene and was shifted to SKIMS hospital in Soura.
- Who
- Territorial Army jawan Ashiq Hussain died, and CRPF constable Sukanta Bagadi was injured.
- What
- Hussain drowned in the Kishanganga river; Bagadi was hurt by an accidental discharge of his service rifle.
- When
- Both incidents were reported on Thursday.
- Where
- Hussain drowned at Tarbal in Gurez sector of Bandipora district, while Bagadi was injured at a government school in Daggapora, Ahmad Nagar, Srinagar.
- Why
- Hussain was on border fence duty; the rifle discharge that injured Bagadi was described as accidental.
- Fatality
- Territorial Army jawan Ashiq Hussain died by drowning.
- Drowning site
- Kishanganga river near Tarbal in Gurez sector, Bandipora district.
- Duty location
- Hussain was on border fence duty near the Line of Control.
- Injured personnel
- CRPF constable Sukanta Bagadi sustained head injuries.
- Cause of injury
- Bagadi’s service rifle discharged accidentally.
- Medical care
- Bagadi received first aid before being shifted to SKIMS hospital at Soura.