A day after a “disruptive illegal organisation”, the People’s Anti-Fascist Front, claimed on social media that it was behind an accident in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district that left seven people dead, Jammu and Kashmir Police rejected it as fake news.

The accident occurred near the Dangduru power project site in the remote Dacchan area around 8.35 am, the police said. Seven people were killed and two critically in the accident. All the victims were workers at the power project site. The injured were rushed to a hospital by rescuers and local residents. the police said.