BSF jawan killed, six injured in a road accident in AP’s Chintoor

A BSF Head Constable died and six others were injured in a road accident at Chintoor, Andhra Pradesh, while travelling from Khammam to Belimela. CRPF officials visited the hospital and assured support.

Kothagudem: A Border Security Force (BSF) jawan died and six other jawans were injured in a road accident at Chintoor in Andhra Pradesh on Tuesday.

The incident occurred when seven jawans belonging to BSF 142 Battalion, Malkangiri in Odisha were travelling to Belimela in a car from Khammam. The vehicle hit a roadside culvert at Chatti junction in Chintoor mandal killing a BSF head constable, Dega Pandey on the spot.

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The injured jawans were admitted to KIMS Hospital in Bhadrachalam for treatment. Upon receiving information about the incident Yetapaka based CRPF 212 Bn second-in-command (AOL) Dinesh Kumar along with a team visited the hospital to oversee arrangements for the injured soldiers. He assured the Medical Officer of BSF142 Bn of all possible assistance.