Two locals were found dead outside the army camp along the Poonch-Rajouri highway early on Friday morning evoking massive protests in the area.
Locals told a local news agency, Kashmir News Observer (KNO), that two locals with bullet marks were found dead outside the Alpha Gate of the army camp along the Poonch-Rajouri highway at around 6 am.
Locals identified the slain as Kamal Kumar and Surinder Kumar, both natives of the Rajouri district. “I was traveling in my vehicle and heard several shots of bullets at the Alpha gate of the army camp. I left behind my vehicle and ran for cover. Later, I came to know that two locals have been killed,” a truck driver said.
A police official told KNO that they are ascertaining the facts. “Senior officials have rushed to the spot to find out what actually happened and how the two locals were killed,” he said.
Army in a tweet, however, said there was a firing incident by unidentified militants near military hospital, which led to fatal casualty of two individuals.
“In an early morning firing incident by unidentified terrorists at Rajauri near Military Hospital, there has been fatal casualty of two individuals. The Police, security forces and civil administration officials are on the site,” the army said in a tweet.
Meanwhile, massive protests rocked the area with locals demanding a probe into the incident. “The protesters have blocked the highway and traffic has been halted on the highway,” eyewitnesses said, adding that empty cartridges have been found outside the Army’s Alpha Gate. (KNO)
