Guest guest Posted August 5, 2009 Report Share Posted August 5, 2009 CRPF jawan dies of HIV Srinagar , Aug 5 A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) jawan has died of HIV infection in Anantnag district of South Kashmir, a police spokesman said here today. Head Constable Gagveer Singh of 61st battalion died at the Public Health Centre at Verinag, 80 kms from here, last night. He said the deceased was HIV positive and was undergoing treatment in the health centre for the past couple of days. The Kashmir valley registered five deaths due to HIV/ AIDS in 2008 and at present there are more than 200 such cases in the valley as compared to 1,800 in Jammu. Out of more than 200 HIV patients, half of them are security personnel, sources said. http://www.indopia.in/India-usa-uk-news/latest-news/641878/National/1/20/1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You are posting as a guest. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.