SRINAGAR: A 53-year-old woman was killed, while two members of the Mountain Rescue Team of J&K Police were grievously injured in a shooting stone incident between Sangam Top and Lower Cave in south Kashmir late last evening, officials said on Sunday.
They said that the woman, Urmilaben, daughter of Laxmi Narayan, was seriously injured after being hit by the shooting stone. Two members of the Mountain Rescue Team of J&K Police, Mohammed Salem and Mohammed Yaseen, suffered grievous wounds while trying to rescue her. The woman succumbed to her injuries before being shifted to the hospital, while the injured police personnel were evacuated by army and private helicopter on Yatra duty, they said.
DGP J&K Dilbag Singh has condoled the “unfortunate” death of the Yatri and expressed sympathy with the bereaved family.
“The DGP appreciated the commitment of the two policemen and expressed his thanks to everyone involved in the quick evacuation. He wished early recovery to the Jawans.”
Meanwhile, eight CRPF personnel, on their way to perform Yatra, sustained injuries, with five of them being mild when their vehicle skidded off the road and fell into a ditch near one kilometer from the Nilgrath area in Baltal, Ganderbal district of central Kashmir.
One among the three seriously injured, Patil Bhattu, has been referred to SKIMS Soura, they said. The condition of the rest of the injured is stated to be stable, they added.
The personnel had taken casual leave to perform Yatra, they added. (GNS)
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