April 17:Today at about 1515hrs, one vehicle (Wagon-R) bearing registration number JK01J-8038 was signalled to stop at Awantipora Chowk by a police party. But the driver did not stop the vehicle and hit one police personnel namely SgCt Naser Ullah due to which he got injured and the said vehicle escaped from the spot.
The vehicle was again signalled to stop at Padgampora bridge but the driver did not stop the vehicle and accordingly the CRPF 130 Bn deployed at the said naka fired warning aerial shot, however ,the driver did not stop the vehicle again . Thus, due to the mistaken identity over suspicious act of the driver, the vehicle was fired upon by CRPF party, resulting in tyre burst of the said vehicle. In the ensuing incident, one lady namely Jaisi Parvaiz Sheikh (who was travelling on the said vehicle) daughter of Parvaiz Ahmed Sheikh resident of Muran, Pulwama sustained bullet injuries in her right arm.
Moreover, the driver of said vehicle identified as Junaid Tariq Dar son of Tariq Ahmed Dar resident of Bedalpora, Handwara has been arrested and vehicle has also been seized. The injured lady was shifted to SDH Awantipora by Police and then referred to Bones and Joints Hospital, Srinagar for further treatment. Her condition is stated to be stable and the injured police personnel who was hit by the said vehicle is also stable.
Accordingly, a case FIR No.48/2021 under relevant sections of law has been registered and further investigation is going on.```