J&K: Gurnam Singh, jawan injured in cross border firing by Pakistan, passes away

New Delhi: Jawan Gurnam Singh who was injured in cross-border firing in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) by Pakistan, has passed away. In Jammu, people paid tribute to Gurnam Singh. He died after succumbing to his injuries. "Bullet had hit Gurnam Singh's head, and he was being treated in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), senior doctors were observing", said CMO Rajinder Thappa, reported ANI. Gurnam breathed his last at 11:30 pm last night. As per reports, jawan's parents wanted him to be shifted to AIIMS for better treatment. "We were about to do that yesterday,but unfortunately he passed away", CMO added. It is pertinent to mention here that after the Uri attack on 18 September 2016 in the J&K, there has been an abrupt rise in the incidence of ceasefire violations by Pakistan.