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Army Major, 3 others killed in accident

KT NEWS SERVICE. Dated: 9/3/2014 3:44:16 PM

SRINAGAR, Sep 2: Three army personnel including a Major were killed and four others injured when an armoured vehicle carrying the soldiers of 41 RR met an accident near Sarkuli Kalaroos forest area of frontier district Kupwara.
Reports said an army vehicle (ALS 0013127384E) was on its way to Kalaroos forest area where an operation is going on against the militant from past week when near Sarkuli area the driver lost control over the vehicles and it skidded off the road and fell 300 deep gorge. Police said that the three soldiers died on spot while four others were shifted to military hospital Drugmulla.
Police identified the deceased as Major Inderjit Singh, Naik Pushpinder Singh both residents of Punjab and Sepoy R.Ranjit of Tamil Nadu.
“We have registered an FIR vide number 219/2014 under section 279,337,304A of RPC and investigation is going on,” Station House Officer Kupwara said.
Confirming the death of three army soldiers, Chief Medical Officer Kupwara, Khawaja Munir Ahmed Khan said a team of doctors conducted the postmortem of three soldiers who had injury marks on their bodies.