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Jawan dies of snake bite

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Press Trust of India Jamshedpur
A jawan on duty at Ghatsila jail died of snake bite early today, police said.

Nelson Toppo, a SAF jawan on contract, was on duty last night at Ghatsila jail, about 45 km from here, when a poisonous snake bit him, Superintendent of Police (Rural) Shailendra Kumar Sinha said.

Toppo's colleagues rushed him to Government-run M G M Hospital here but he died early today.

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First Published: Oct 10 2015 | 10:28 PM IST

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