Army jawan killed in lightning strike in J&K's Poonch

An Army jawan was killed in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district after being struck by lightning. Sepoy Mohmmad Iqbal was critically injured in the incident and later succumbed to his injuries.

Jammu: One army jawan was killed when lightning struck a forward area in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district on Monday, officials said.

The lightning struck Dobi-Sujiwan area in Mendhar border belt in which the jawan, Sepoy Mohmmad Iqbal, was critically injured, the officials said.

He succumbed to injuries later, they said.

One other person was injured in the strike, they said.

PTI