Kashmir: Civilian killed in CRPF firing in Budgam, Opposition parties call for impartial inquiry
A civilian was killed after a Central Reserve Police Force soldier fired at him near Narbal in Jammu and Kashmir’s Budgam district on Wednesday morning. The CRPF said the soldier fired at the man as he feared “a sabotage”.
The CRPF identified the deceased as Peer Mehrajudin, the son of Ghulam Nabi, and a resident of Makhama village in Beerwah Budgam.
The man allegedly broke one checkpoint and was speeding. The CRPF jawan shot at the man when he tried to jump another checkpoint. “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,” said the CRPF. “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.”
He was shifted to SHMS hospital in Srinagar, where doctors declared him dead on arrival.
However, reports said that several bullets hit him in the shoulder and the chest.
Budgam Senior Superintendent of Police Nagpure Amod confirmed the killing. “A civil vehicle fled from two...
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