a2 civilians killed, 2 other injured as army fires on vehicle in Chattergam Vehicle tried to barge through check point resulting into firing incident: Army We have lodged FIR and law will take its own course: IGP Kashmir Geelani condemns killings Srinagar, Nov 3 (KNS): Atleast two persons were killed and two others injured when army opened fire on a vehicle in Chattergam village of Budgam district on Monday evening. Sources told KNS that the incident occurred when troops of Army’s 53-Rastriya Rifles signaled a Maruti car (JKOIR-321) to stop at a naka in Chattergam at around 5:30 pm. “The vehicle didn’t stop and Army personnel on duty opened indiscriminate fire in which four civilians traveling in the vehicle were injured. They were later shifted to Army’s 92 Base Hospital where two of them succumbed to their injures,” they said. The slain youth have been identified as Fazal and Mehraj while the two injured have been identified as Shahid and Shakeel. A defence spokesman told KNS that based on the specific intelligence reports about the movement of militants in a white Maruti 800 Car along Nowgam to Pulwama road, three Mobile Vehicle Check Posts (MVCP) were established along the road. “At approximately, 5 PM, a white Maruti 800 Car approached the first check point where the personnel tried to stop the car but it did not stop. Again at the second check point, the vehicle was stopped but it did not stop. At the third check point, the vehicle tried to barge through the check point, resulting into a firing incident in which four persons were injured,” he said. “The injured were rushed to the Army Base Hospital, Srinagar. Two persons succumbed to their injuries and two are under treatment. Army regrets the loss of lives and has ordered an enquiry to investigate into the circumstance leading to the incident. Anyone found guilty will be severely dealt with,” he added. Inspector General Police (IGP) Kashmir A G Mir said they have lodged an FIR into the incident. “Law will take its own course,” he told KNS. Hurriyat Conference (G) chairman Syed Ali Shah Geelani while condemning the incident said, “Indian troops are killing civilians which is highly condemnable.” “People should show their anger against such killings,” he told KNS over phone from New Delhi.
Posted on: Mon, 03 Nov 2014 16:58:30 +0000
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