Jammu, March 4 (Scoop News) -Minister of State for Home, Sajjad Ahmad Kichloo today informed the House that on March 2, 2013 a law and order platoon of IRP 16th Bn with non-lethal equipment was deployed near Bus Stand Handwara which is a very crowded place.
The public and vehicular movement at this place was very heavy and militant taking advantage of the crowded and busy place fired upon the two constables namely Azad Chand No. 199/16th Bn and Santosh Singh No. 285/16th Bn IRP from very close range.
]The enforcement was deployed swiftly but before the enforcement could reach the spot, the militants mixed up with civilian population and fled away from the spot. The firing resulted into the instant death of these two Jawans. The area was immediately cordoned off and search operation was launched. The Nakas on all the outgoing routes were immediately activated but the culprits could not be traced so far.
Meanwhile, the dead bodies of both the martyred jawans were shifted to District Hospital Handwara, where the medico legal formalities were completed and bodies handed over to their relatives for performing the last rites, said the Minister.
The Minister further informed that the case FIR No. 29/2013/ 302 RPC. 7/27 I.A Act was registered at Police Station Handwara and investigation taken up.
The Minister was replying to the Adjournment motion moved by Prof. Chaman Lal Gupta, which was also supported by Harsh Dev Singh, Ashok Khajuria, Jugal Kishore and Krishan Chander Bhagat.