New Delhi: Villagers in Baramulla, Kashmir set a Border Security Force (BSF) vehicle on fire after it was involved in an accident with a civilian vehicle on Thursday.
According to the Indian Express, the civilian car was being driven by a police officer. Two women were in the car with him. All three of them were injured in the collision.
“There were two BSF vehicles going towards Baramulla… After the accident, angry locals set ablaze the BSF vehicle… The BSF personnel were rescued by their colleagues who were in the second vehicle,” a police officer told the newspaper.
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BSF officials have said that while nobody was injured, they are still figuring out how much damage was done to the vehicle.
Tensions have been high in the Valley over the last 54 days, ever since the government read down Article 370 of the constitution and imposed a communications and movement lockdown. Several high-profile mainstream politicians continue to be under detention.