Srinagar, October 1: A personnel of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) died on Thursday after he collapsed and was found unconscious at Mill Stop in the Lal Bazar area of Srinagar city, officials said.
According to officials, the personnel fell unconscious at the location. He was immediately shifted to a hospital, where doctors declared him brought dead.
The exact cause of death is being verified. Authorities have taken cognisance of the incident and initiated the prescribed formalities.
Official accounts available so far have not disclosed the rank or name of the deceased, the battalion to which he belonged, his age, or his native place. The hospital to which he was taken has also not been named. No official statement from the CRPF had been issued at the time of reporting.
Lal Bazar is a locality in Srinagar where CRPF units remain deployed as part of the security grid. Further details, including the outcome of the medical examination and arrangements for the last rites, were awaited.
The report is based on accounts carried by Kashmir News Observer (KNO) and JKNS.
