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Bihar man killed by vehicle in J-K deputy CM’s cavalcade
A man from Bihar was killed after being hit by a vehicle reportedly part of Jammu and Kashmir Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Choudhary’s cavalcade on Saturday (August 8, 2026), The Hindu reports.…
The Story in Brief
A man from Bihar was killed after being hit by a vehicle reportedly part of Jammu and Kashmir Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Choudhary’s cavalcade on Saturday (August 8, 2026), The Hindu reports. The deceased, identified as Bharat, was crossing the road in Gangyal on the outskirts of Jammu when the vehicle struck him.
Officials said Bharat sustained critical injuries and died while being taken to hospital by the vehicle’s driver and accompanying security personnel. An FIR has been registered at the concerned police station. The vehicle was returning after dropping the deputy chief minister at his residence nearby.
The Indian Opinion
This tragedy will inevitably fuel two lazy narratives: that ministers’ convoys drive recklessly, or that the victim should have been more careful. Neither is backed by evidence so far. The FIR will show whether the driver breached protocol or the victim stepped out suddenly. The concrete test is the charge sheet: if it cites rash driving, the convoy’s conduct merits scrutiny; if not, a simple accident should not be politicised. Either way, a man is dead.
Source: thehindu.com
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