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A civilian motortruck operator was fatally changeable by Army unit aft allegedly jumping a checkpoint connected the Srinagar-Jammu nationalist highway.(Source: Express Archives)
A civilian motortruck operator was killed successful a firing incidental involving Army unit connected the Srinagar-Jammu nationalist road adjacent Sopore successful Kashmir.
The Army said the motortruck jumped a checkpoint, aft which it was chased for implicit 23 km. According to the Army statement, its unit fired astatine the tyres of the motortruck to deflate them, and the motortruck came to a halt. Subsequently, they took the injured operator to a infirmary wherever helium was declared dead, the Army said.
Police sources said they person begun an probe into the incident. They identified the motortruck operator arsenic Waseem Ahmad Mir, a 32-year-old nonmigratory of Sopore’s Bomai village, which is located immoderate 15 km from the spot wherever helium was killed.
The Srinagar-Jammu road is dotted with Army camps and constabulary posts. It has besides been dug up astatine respective places for widening.
The Chinar Corps said successful a statement, “On Feb 5, 2025, based connected a precise circumstantial quality input astir the question of terrorists, a Mobile Vehicle Check Post (MVCP) was established by information forces. One speeding, suspicious civilian motortruck was spotted (and) erstwhile challenged, the motortruck didn’t halt contempt repeated warnings. Instead, (it) accelerated further portion crossing the cheque post.”
“Alert troops pursued the conveyance for implicit 23 km. Shots were fired aiming astatine the tyres to deflate (them), which forced the conveyance to halt astatine Sangrama Chowk. Consequent to elaborate search, the injured operator was instantly evacuated to GMC Baramulla by information forces wherever helium was declared dead,” the connection said.
According to the Army, the “fully loaded truck” was sent to the nearest constabulary station. “Detailed hunt of the motortruck successful constabulary custody is underway and probe connected antecedents of the fishy is successful progress,” it said.
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Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) person Iltija Mufti expressed daze and raised questions astir the incident.
“Shocking that aft a civilian sidesplitting successful Kathua dubbed arsenic an ‘OGW (overground worker)’ different civilian from Sopore was changeable dormant by the Army. How unusual that aft chasing the motortruck for implicit 23 km, they assertion to person fired astatine the tyres but someway misfired astatine him instead. Are Kashmiri lives truthful cheap? How agelong volition you warrant this unbridled impunity by pointing everyone with the needle of suspicion?” she asked successful a station connected X.
Bashaarat Masood is simply a Special Correspondent with The Indian Express. He has been covering Jammu and Kashmir, particularly the conflict-ridden Kashmir valley, for 2 decades. Bashaarat joined The Indian Express aft completing his Masters successful Mass Communication and Journalism from the University successful Kashmir. He has been penning connected politics, struggle and development. Bashaarat was awarded with the Ramnath Goenka Excellence successful Journalism Awards successful 2012 for his stories connected the Pathribal fake encounter. ... Read More
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