Jaisalmer: Two youths entered armyProhibited area in Pokhran Field Firing Range Stick The patrolling team stopped in the Jaisalmer area on Monday. One got injured while running. He was brought to Pokhran Hospital where he died. The deceased has been identified as Salman. The other youth has been identified as Usman Khan,
On Tuesday, after persuasion by the district administration and the police for 30 hours, the matter was resolved. Jaisalmer Collector Tina Dabik And SP Bhanwar Singh Nathawat went to Pokhran and persuaded the family and the community, after which the family agreed for the post-mortem.
Dabi said that the post-mortem report which came on Tuesday revealed that the youth died due to head injury. After the injury, the young man went into a coma. He said that there is no sign of attack on the body of the army personnel. The family members have accused the army personnel of assault.
The relatives of the deceased have lodged a report against six jawans. They were demanding arrest of jawans and compensation of Rs 50 lakh and government job.
The army has registered a case at Lathi police station.
Dabi said that the family members have been assured that government help will be given as per rules. He said that since cases have been registered against the jawans, there are hurdles in getting accidental claims.
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