Gadchiroli, Oct 7 (PTI) A State Reserve Police Force (SRPF) jawan deployed in Maharashtra’s Gadchiroli district for anti-Naxal operations has died after being bitten by a venomous snake, police said on Wednesday.
According to the Gadchiroli police, the incident occurred on Tuesday at a camp under the jurisdiction of Regadi police station in Chamorshi taluka and deceased has been identified as Rahul Shingare.
The 37-year-old jawan was attached to the SRPF Group No. 6, based in Dhule district in north Maharashtra, they said.
According to police, Shingare was assigned security duty in the Regadi area, where accommodation has been arranged for troopers.
A large bathing tank has been constructed at the camp for security personnel. Shingare went to take a bath at the water tank when a venomous snake bit on his hand at around 7 am, said police.
Fellow jawans and officers immediately admitted Shingare to Chamorshi Rural Hospital, from where he was later shifted to the District General Hospital in Gadchiroli for further medical care, they said.
Despite doctors’ best efforts at the district hospital, he died at around 2.30 pm during treatment, police added. PTI COR CLS RSY
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