Press Release
Today, at about 1020hours a civil vehicle, Wagon R, registration no JK02AK 6702 broke a Check point of J&K police and sped and came across another Check point of CRPF, manned by troops of C/141 Bn CRPF and jumped this Check point as well.
Place of incident: Gulmarg- Narbal Road
Narbal Kawoosa Naka Near Police Post Narbal
PS- Narbal.
A convoy of Army, at that point in time, was passing through the adjacent road and fearing a sabotage, the CRPF jawan of C/141, manning this Naka, fired warning shots. This civil car was driving in the wrong direction of the road and that was even more alarming. When the car didn’t stop, despite warning shots, the jawan fired at the car and in turn, the driver was hit on his left shoulder. Subsequently, he was shifted to SHMS hospital, Srinagar, where, he was declared as brought dead by the doctors.
The individual has been identified as-
Peer Mehrajudin son of Gulam Nabi
Resident of: Makhama Beerwah Budgam.
