Army JCO dies of cardiac arrest in Rajouri

An India army junior commissioned officer (JCO) died due to cardiac arrest in the frontier district of Rajouri, a police officer said.

He said that Naib Subedar Santosh Kumar (44) who was posted in Rajouri was shifted to the army hospital after he complained of severe chest pain yesterday.

"The doctors at the hospital declared him brought dead and said that he died of a cardiac arrest," the officer said. He said that Kumar was a resident of Rohtas district of Bihar and has been serving in the army for the past 21 years.