Ferozepur woman succumbs to burn injuries in drone attack, 1st casualty in Punjab
Bathinda: A 50-year-old woman who sustained critical injuries in a
drone-related explosion
in Punjab's Ferozepur succumbed to her wounds on Tuesday morning — the first civilian death outside Jammu and Kashmir linked to recent hostilities between India and Pakistan.
Sukhwinder Kaur
, along with her husband Lakhwinder Singh and son Monu, was injured on May 9 when debris from a Pakistani drone — intercepted and destroyed by India's air defence — crashed on to a house in Khai Pheme Ke village in Ferozepur district, igniting a fire that engulfed a parked car and the structure.At the time of the attack, Lakhwinder was trying to sleep while Sukhwinder was working in the kitchen.
Even as a blackout was enforced, lights were on at the home of Lakhwinder.
A number of video clips went viral after the incident wherein Lakhwinder Singh could be seen with burn injuries on his back.All three were taken to a private hospital in critical condition. The couple was referred to DMC Hospital in Ludhiana, where Sukhwinder breathed her last on Tuesday morning.Ferozepur SSP Bhupinder Singh Sidhu told TOI that Sukhwinder succumbed to her injuries at a hospital in Ludhiana.Earlier, Govind Ram from Haryana's Charkhi Dadri died after an aircraft crashed at Aklian Kalan village in Bathinda on May 7, but the reasons behind the crash have not come to the fore.CM announces Rs 10L for kinExpressing solidarity with family of Sukhwinder Kaur, Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Tuesday announced a financial assistance of Rs 10 lakh for the family of the deceased. In a statement issued here, the CM said that out of these Rs 10 lakh, Rs 5 lakh will be given from Chief Minister's Relief Fund, whereas Rs 5 lakh will be given by Rajya Sabha MP Sanjeev Arora. Sharing condolences with the members of the bereaved family, Mann prayed to the Almighty to give enormous strength to them to bear this huge and irreparable loss.MSID:: 121138404 413 |
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