The driver of a vehicle carrying ITBP troops back from their poll duty in Kokarnag area of south Kashmir was killed as it overturned after a mob hurled stones at it, officials said here.
They said three to four Indo-Tibetan Border Police personnel have also suffered injuries in the incident.
The deceased driver's name is Hilal Ahmed Bhat, a selection grade constable, the officials said.
They said reinforcements were rushed to the place of incident and they saved the jawans from hundreds of stone-pelters.
Kokernag is around 90 kms from Srinagar.
(Published 23 April 2019, 16:24 IST)
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