A BSF jawan died in a fire that broke out in a building inside a camp of the border guarding force in Bandipora district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Monday (January 12, 2026).

“The deceased jawan was identified as Constable Ramesh Kumar, who was working as a washerman,” they said.

According to the officials, “The fire broke out in the single-storey tradesmen building at Modar in Bandipora on Sunday (January 12, 2026) evening. The fire was brought under control by fire tenders and BSF jawans,” the officials said.