IAF man dies in car crash on Jammu-Srinagar National Highway

Ramban district SSP Mohita Sharma said, “The accident occurred on Tuesday at Marog. The IAF personnel was on his way home from Jammu to see his ailing child. However, his vehicle veered off the road on Jammu-Srinagar National Highway and plunged into a gorge.”

On way to see his ailing child, an Indian Air Force (IAF) man died in a car crash on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway in Ramban district on Tuesday morning. The deceased was identified as Sarfraz Ahmad Bhat, 35, of Kulgam. Ramban district SSP Mohita Sharma said, “The accident occurred between 4.30 and 5 am on Tuesday at Marog. The IAF personnel was on his way home from Jammu to see his ailing child. However, his vehicle veered off the road and plunged into a gorge.” She informed that the body was extricated from the gorge by the members of QRT, cops of SDRF and police. The body was shifted to Ramban district hospital where it was handed over to his family members after post mortem and legal formalities. The deceased was a Sergeant at the Directorate of Mechanical Transport (DMT) at Air Headquarters in Jammu.

On way to see his ailing child, an Indian Air Force (IAF) man died in a car crash on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway in Ramban district on Tuesday morning. (Getty Images/iStockphoto/ Representational image)

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Srinagar : The State Investigation Agency (SIA) on Tuesday conducted searches in connection with investigation of terror-funding case in three districts of Valley. The separate teams of the SIA carried on searches today in connection with investigation of case FIR No 22/2022 of UA(P) Act at five locations but no arrest was made during these raids.

“Searches were conducted at multiple locations in three districts, Kupwara, Baramulla and Srinagar. The raids were conducted to unearth the logistic and funding support channels of terrorism, emanating from Pakistan and it’s ISI network in a terror funding case,” a police spokesman said, adding that since the conspiracy is deep-rooted and has multi ramifications, hence covers wide range of subjects and locations to be scanned and analysed.

Vigilance arrests HPSSC ex-secretary in paper-leak case

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