At a time when Kashmir is under martail law with over 90 civilains been killed in the strife, a group of Kashmiri people risked their lives to rescue a soldier who was trapped inside a mangled vehicle which had met with an accident on Srinagar Bypass road near Lasjan area of Srinagar.
An army vehicle with at least 12 soldiers on board skidded off the road and hit a gigantic tree causing injuries to some jawans. Some of the soldiers were stuck inside the truck. What complicated the matter was the low lying high tension wire overhead.
An army vehicle veered off the road after the driver lost control at Lasjan and hit a tree, a police official said.
"Local Kashmiri youth rushed to the spot and managed to bring the injured army jawan out by placing a truck next to the damaged army vehicle," the official said.
Some passersby shot the entire incident on their mobile phones.
Indian Army was quick to acknowledge the gesture and thank the locals for their timely help in rescuing the soldiers in distress. "Army thanks the local youth for rescue of soldiers stuck in accident vehicle near Pantha Chowk Srinagar," tweeted northern command of Indian Army.
Colonel Rajesh Kalia, defence spokesman at Srinagar, told dna that the army is thankful to the locals for this great humanitarian and heartwarming gesture. "It will further strengthen the bond of friendship between the awam (people) and the jawan (soldier)," he said.
The video of the incident has been widely shared on 'YouTube' and other social networking sites.
The incident comes amidst the ongoing unrest which has claimed 84 lives and thousands others injured in clashes between protestors and security forces.
In July, local residents of Bijbehara in south Kashmir's Anantnag district defied curfew to rescue over 20 Amarnath pilgrims whose vehicle had met with an accident during the beginning of the current unrest.
PTI inputs
