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New Delhi, May 13
A woman from Ferozepur in Punjab died to severe burn injuries in a suspected drone attack from across the Pakistan border on the evening of May 9.
The woman identified as Sukhwinder Kaur, a resident of Khai Feme Ki village, was injured at around 9.30 pm on May 8 when a drone fell on her house. The fuel tank of a car parked in the verandah caught fire, and caused burn injuries to the family members sitting at the spot.
She succumbed to her injuries in Ludhiana’s Dayanand Medical College and Hospital (DMCH) on May 13.
Kaur’s husband, 55-year-old Lakhwinder Singh, who suffered 72 per cent burn injuries, is still undergoing critical treatment at DMCH. Their son, Jaswant Singh alias Monu, 24, sustained a minor injury on his leg due to a sharp-edged object following the blast. He is being treated at Baghi Hospital in Ferozepur.
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann announced Rs 5 lakh as ex gratia from the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund for the family of Kaur.
On May 9 evening, several drones were spotted in the Ferozepur cantonment and nearby areas amid the India-Pakistan tension following Operation Sindoor.
