CRPF officer sustains critical injuries in road mishap in south Kashmir

A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) officer was critically injured in a collision here in South Kashmir.

The incident occurred late Wednesday night at Lower Munda area of Qazigund.

Police sources said that there was a collision between a private truck (JK06A-4580) and CRPF Gypsy (HR55C-3665) resulting critical injuries to one CRPF Inspector namely Joshi Sharma of 163 Battalion.  

The officer was evacuated to Emergency Hospital Qazigund for treatment from where he has been referred to SKIMS Srinagar for advanced treatment. The condition of the CRPF officer is stated to be critical.

Muhammad Saleem Bhat, a resident of Batot Jammu, who was driving the truck, has been detained while a formal case was registered by police in this regard. (KNT)