Uri attack: injured soldier dies, total 20 martyred

Another soldier from the Uri attack dies The death toll now has risen to 20

Another soldier Naik Rajkishor Singh from the Uri attack succumbed to injuries on Friday taking the death toll to 20, according to a report in the NDTV. It was just four days ago when soldier Pitabas Majhi of the Rashtriya Rifles Battalion died of injuries.

Last week, 17 soldiers were killed and 20 were left injured after terrorists from Pakistan attacked the army base of an infantry battalion in Uri.After a three-hour battle, the Army managed to gun down four terrorists who had attacked the administrative buildings and store complex of the 12 Infantry Brigade.

According to the Indian army, investigation suggests that the terrorists belonged to Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Muhammad and had come from across the LoC.