4 CRPF men hurt in road mishap

Kathua/Jammu

Four CRPF personnel were injured on Tuesday when their vehicle turned turtle in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district, officials said.

The CRPF personnel were part of a party heading to Billawar to provide security to Minister of State Jitendra Singh, who was scheduled to arrive by a helicopter to address an election rally in support of BJP candidate Satish Sharma there, they said.

The officials said a vehicle, carrying the CRPF personnel, turned turtle after one of its front tyres burst near Billawar, resulting in injuries to four men. The injured were subsequently shifted to the Community Health Centre, Billawar, they said.

Meanwhile, an Army man lost his life when his motorcycle met with an accident near Banvat village in Poonch district this morning. The deceased was identified as Mohd Afzal (22), a soldier posted outside J&K.