Six ITBP personnel martyed , many injured in a bus accident near Pahalgam in Kashmir
   16-Aug-2022
 
Six ITBP personnel martyed
 
 
Atleast six ITBP personnel got martyred and many others got injured when a bus they were travelling in met with an accident near Chandanwari area of Pahalgam in Anantnag district. The jawans were deputed in the area for Amarnath Yatra.
 
 
A civil bus carrying 39 personnel (37 from ITBP and 2 from Jammu and Kashmir Police) fell down to a roadside river bed after its breaks reportedly failed. The troops were on their way from Chandanwari to Pahalgam. Casualties feared. More details awaited," the ITBP said.
 
 
According to officials, 37 personnel on the bus were from the Indo-Tibetan Border Police, while two were from the Jammu and Kashmir Police. Rescue operations are underway . Injured are being airlifted to the army hospital.