Srinagar,16-Dec; Two persons were killed and another injured in alleged firing by the army in Rajouri district of Jammu on Friday. However, the army said that the duo was shot dead by “unidentified militants”.As per reports, the incident took place around 6.15 am when the duo, working as porters with the army was approaching the Alpha gate of the army camp and they were fired upon.The officials said Shalinder Kumar and Kamal Kishore, both residents of Rajouri, died in the firing, while another person identified as Anil Kumar of Uttarakhand, was admitted to a hospital by the Army.Angry locals demanded strict action and adequate compensation for the family of the deceased. The cause of the firing is yet to be ascertained.Meanwhile, the Army’s Nagrota based White Knight Corps, also called 16 Corps, posted about the incident on their official social media account.Meanwhile, the Army’s Nagrota based White Knight Corps, also called 16 Corps, posted about the incident on their official social media account.“In an early morning firing incident by unidentified terrorists at Rajouri near Military Hospital, there has been fatal casualty of two individuals. The Police, security forces and civil administration officials are on the site,” it wrote and tagged Northern Command
