Police on Sunday rubbished the IG CRPF Rajdeep Sahie’s claim that their vehicle met an accident after “some miscreants pelted stones” at it in Bemina area of Srinagar in which 19 troopers got injured.

Senior Superintendent Police, Srinagar Imtiaz Ismail Parray said that based on CCTV camera footage it is clear that there was no stone pelting in the area and the mishap occurred as the CRPF driver lost control over the vehicle.

The CRPF vehicle that met the accident on Sunday at Bemina

“The CCTV footage was procured and it is clearly seen that the driver lost control which resulted in the mishap,” SSP said, adding the 19 troopers were injured in the incident.

He said that a case under relevant sections of law has been registered.