North Kashmir DIG, his driver killed in landslide

Banihal/Jammu: A deputy inspector general of the CRPF and his driver were killed while his personal security officer was critically injured when their vehicle was hit by a

landslide along the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway in Ramban district on Sunday, officials said. The landslide struck the vehicle near Khooni Nallah this evening while DIG, north Kashmir, Shalinder Kumar Singh was moving along with his escort towards the valley, they said. He was later referred to the Army Hospital, Udhampur for specialised treatment. DIG Singh was a 1992-batch officer of the CRPF cadre. He has also served in the elite jungle warfare unit of the force -- the Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA).