Srinagar, March 31 – A police constable died on Tuesday after sustaining a gunshot injury while on duty in the Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said.
Officials said the constable lost his life after sustaining injuries in an accidental incident two days ago.
The constable was a resident of Noorpora village in the Shopian district. He was initially referred to SKIMS Soura in Srinagar after being injured in Shopian.
He had sustained a gunshot wound to the right side of his abdomen when a colleague accidentally discharged a firearm during duty.
He was admitted to the Critical Care Unit (CCU) at SKIMS Soura for treatment, but passed away despite the best efforts of the attending doctors.
Further details are awaited.
Authorities have initiated an investigation into the incident to determine the circumstances surrounding the accidental discharge.
Injuries and deaths due to accidental firing during duty have occurred in the past in Jammu and Kashmir. Authorities have initiated inquiries into such accidents in the past, and during training and refresher courses, deployed personnel are trained to exercise utmost caution while handling firearms.
The J&K Police and security forces are deployed for maintaining law and order, anti-terrorism operations against terrorists, their overground workers (OGWs), sympathizers, and those involved in drug smuggling and hawala money rackets. It is believed that funds generated by drug smuggling and hawala money rackets are finally used to sustain terrorism in the union territory.
The Army and the Border Security Force (BSF) are deployed on the Line of Control (LoC) and the International Border to prevent infiltration, exfiltration, drug smuggling, and drone activities initiated by terror outfits from across the border with the help of Pakistan’s ISI. These drones are used to drop arms, ammunition, drugs, and cash to sustain terrorism in the union territory. These payloads are picked up by OGWs of terror outfits and then passed on to the terrorists.