A 22-year-old female Border Security Force (BSF) personnel died in a tragic road accident near the border village of Panjtila in Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir on Monday, leaving her family and the entire village in deep mourning.
The deceased has been identified as Sabita Devi, daughter of Om Prakash and a resident of Rehiyan. According to information, she was travelling on her scooty to return home after completing some work in Samba when an unidentified vehicle hit her near Panjtila.
Sabita sustained critical injuries in the accident and was immediately rushed to the District Hospital in Samba. However, doctors declared her dead upon arrival.
Sabita had joined the BSF around four years ago and was currently on leave. She had gone to Samba for some personal work and met with the accident while returning to her home.
Her body has been kept in the mortuary at the District Hospital in Samba. It will be handed over to her family after a post-mortem examination scheduled for Tuesday morning.
The tragic death has cast a pall of gloom over her native village. Sabita is survived by her elder married sister and a brother who is also serving in the BSF.
The untimely demise of the young woman has left her family devastated, while the incident has triggered grief across the area.
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