Baramulla: Army officer dies trying to save his dog from fire

Major Ankit Budhraja of Corps Signals died while trying to save his dog during a fire incident in Gulmarg area of Baramulla district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said on Sunday.

A fire had broken out in the officer's hut on Saturday night. He rescued his wife and one of his dogs however, while rescuing another dog, as per the police report  the major received burn injuries up to 90 per cent and died on the spot.

The body of the Army officer has been shifted to sub-district hospital Tangmarg for further medico-legal formalities.