Srinagar, July 16: Director General of Police (DGP) J&K Dilbag Singh on Sunday visited the 92 Base Hospital BB Cantonment and Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS) Srinagar and enquired about the health of two JKP Mountain Rescue Team members who got seriously injured in a shooting stone incident between Sangam Top and lower Holy Cave while rescuing a lady pilgrim on Saturday. He also enquired about the health of four CRPF personnel at SKIMS, who were injured in a road accident at Baltal on Sunday.
The DGP was accompanied by ADGP Armed, J&K SJM Gillani to the hospitals. He met the doctors attending the Jawans of Police and CRPF, and also the family members of the injured policemen. He assured the injured Policemen and CRPF personnel that all possible help and assistance will be provided. He wished all of them a speedy recovery.
DIG CKR Sujit Kumar, DIG IRP Kashmir Abdul Qayoom, DIG CRPF Jaidev Kesri, SSP Shafkat Hussain, SSP Hakim Munshi and other jurisdictional officers were also present.
The two members of the Mountain Rescue Team of J&K Police SgCt. Mohammed Salem and SgCt. Mohammed Yaseen who were rescuing a lady yatri Urmilaben, daughter of Laxmi Naryan aged about 53 years from a shooting stone incident between Sangam Top and lower Holy Cave got also seriously injured besides the lady yatri.
The lady yatri unfortunately succumbed to her injuries. The injured police personnel were evacuated by army and private helicopter on yatra duty.
While Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel were injured after a vehicle they were travelling in rolled down into river Sindh near Nilgrath helipad in Baltal Sonmarg area of Ganderbal district.