Srinagar, Aug 11
Two J&K Police officers were killed and another injured in an overnight road accident in Srinagar district, said officials on Monday.
The officials said that two sub-inspectors of J&K Police were killed and another was injured in the accident in the Nowgam area of the district.
“During the night intervening August 10 and 11, a speeding vehicle bearing registration number JK21H-1919 hit a road divider on the bypass road near Nowgam area after it went out of the driver’s control. Three sub-inspectors of J&K Police sustained injuries in this road accident. The injured were shifted to the hospital, where the doctors declared two of the three injured officers dead on arrival," said officials.
The third injured sub-inspector is undergoing treatment in the hospital.
The deceased officers have been identified as Sachin Verma of 23 Battalion of the India Reserve Police posted at Panthachowk in Srinagar and Shubam of 21 Battalion of IRP posted at Awantipora in Pulwama district.
The injured sub-inspector is identified as Mastan Singh of 23 Battalion IRP. "Police have taken cognisance of the incident,” the officials said.