Agartala: The BSF jawan who received grievous bullet injuries during a gun battle with militants along the Bangladesh border succumbed to his injuries at Agartala-based ILS hospital on Friday.
BSF sources said BSF trooper Grijesh Kumar Uddey (53), Havildar in the 145 battalion BSF, breathed his last soon after he was admitted to the hospital. Mortal remains of the jawan have been shifted to GBP hospital for post mortem.
Uddey sustained four bullet injuries after militants opened fire at the patrolling border guards at around 8:30 am on Friday. The firing was unprovoked, Superintendent of Police North Tripura District Kiran Kumar told EastMojo.
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