Overview

• The incident occurred around 4:15 am on May 25, 2025, in the Supwal area of Samba district, Jammu and Kashmir.
• Police had set up a barricade following intelligence about a possible cattle smuggling attempt.
• The smugglers' vehicle ignored police signals to stop, ramming into the barricade and critically injuring two officers.
• ASI Yog Raj Singh succumbed to his injuries at AIIMS Vijaypur, while another injured officer remains hospitalized.
• Authorities have recovered the vehicle, which was found abandoned nearby, and an investigation is ongoing to apprehend the suspects.