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As Jammu & Kashmir is imparting grooming to hundreds of locals arsenic Village Defence Guards (VDGs), a household subordinate of a section volunteer, who offered to defender villages from militants, was killed successful ‘accidental’ firing successful Jammu’s Kishtwar district.
The incidental came to the fore astatine a clip erstwhile hundreds of locals were being trained by the Army and the constabulary successful the Chenab Valley and the Pir Panjal vale successful the Jammu division.
The unfortunate has been identified as Anuj Kumar, 16, lad of VDG subordinate Pyare Lal, a nonmigratory of Loyee Dhar colony of Mughal Maidan, Kishtwar. The incidental took spot connected Saturday (January 10, 2025) evening astir 9:30 p.m. erstwhile Mr. Lal, begetter of the victim, was reportedly cleaning the automatic rifle. Initial reports suggested the firearm went disconnected accidentally and a slug deed Kumar.
The constabulary person conducted the post-mortem of the victim, who was studying successful Class 10. Officials said an inquest proceeding was underway to ascertain the circumstances starring to the firing. The limb was besides seized.
Meanwhile, successful the Pir Panjal valley, astir 140-150 VDG members were informed astir “operational and functional issues” connected Sunday successful Poonch district.
Officials said the J&K Police imparted acquisition related to limb handling, firing practice, grooming requirements, and different logistical matters. “The volunteers shared ground-level challenges faced portion performing their duties successful delicate borderline areas,” officials said.
Role of VDGs
All the VDGs were from the borderline colony of Jhullas successful Poonch. The constabulary officials highlighted the captious relation of VDG members arsenic archetypal responders, particularly successful the lawsuit of immoderate terrorist-initiated incidental oregon suspicious enactment successful borderline villages.
“Emphasis was laid connected the value of maintaining precocious vigilance, punctual appraisal of situations, and timely sharing of actionable inputs with the nearest constabulary and information establishments to forestall nonaccomplishment of beingness and spot and to guarantee swift neutralization of threats,” the officials said.
The J&K Police officials commended the dedication, courage, and consciousness of work displayed by the VDG members and “assured them of the continued enactment of J&K Police successful presumption of training, guidance, and logistical facilitation”. “Strengthening VDGs remains a precedence for enhancing the wide information grid on borderline areas,” officials said.
