One killed in CRPF firing after car ‘jumps’ checkpoint in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag
The Hindu
A vehicle without a number plate was signalled to stop at a checkpoint established by the CRPF’s 80 Battalion near Monghal Bridge in Anantnag
A person was killed in a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) firing after a vehicle allegedly “jumped” a checkpoint in south Kashmir’s Anantnag on Thursday evening.
A police spokesman said a vehicle without a number plate was signalled to stop at a checkpoint established by the CRPF’s 80 Battalion near Monghal Bridge in Anantnag.
“However, it rushed towards the checkpoint. It was then challenged by the on-duty troops. Troops fired upon in self-defence, in which one person died. But the driver of the vehicle managed to escape from the spot. Credentials of the deceased person are being verified,” the spokesman said.
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