BSF soldier from Vijayapura dies in J&K

Vijayapura: A BSF soldier hailing from Vijayapura district died after being electrocuted while on duty at Jammu & Kashmir on Sunday.
The deceased is Shivanand Jagannath Badiger, 29, a resident of Basarkod in Muddebihal taluk. He was working as a guard at BSF’s electric section for a decade. He reportedly had served at the border with Bangladesh and China earlier.
Family sources said they got intimation from BSF that Shivanand was electrocuted while on duty. “He was married to Pushpa of Tumbagi village in Talikoti taluk a year ago,” they added.
Shivanand’s brother Kalappa said their parents fell unconscious after they heard the news. “We have requested the district administration to bring the body at the earliest,” he added.