Authorities imposed an indefinite curfew under the jurisdiction of Satwari and Miran Sahib police stations and called out Army, which staged flag march in disturbed areas late this evening, after police firing on the protesters left one civilian dead and four others injured while nearly 25 police personnel and protesters were wounded in fierce clashes between agitated mob and cops at Ranibagh on Jammu-RS Pura road under the jurisdiction of Satwari police station during the day today.
The mob was protesting removal of the posters of Jarnail Singh Bhindrawale from a flex hoarding at Ranibagh by the police personnel for second consecutive day today. Police opened firing as mob didn’t lift the road blockade and indulged in stone pelting. Protesters, however, described the police firing as totally unprovoked. Some people also fired upon a barber with an air gun.
The mob was protesting removal of the posters of Jarnail Singh Bhindrawale from a flex hoarding at Ranibagh by the police personnel for second consecutive day today. Police opened firing as mob didn’t lift the road blockade and indulged in stone pelting. Protesters, however, described the police firing as totally unprovoked. Some people also fired upon a barber with an air gun.
Soon after the killing of youth in police firing, the people from particular community hit the streets at Rajbagh, Hatli Morh and Lachipur in Kathua district on Jammu-Pathankot National Highway and disrupted traffic. People also downed shutters in Nanak Nagar, Gole Gujral and Talab Tillo and burnt tyres to protest the killing of youth.
In another serious incident after the stabbing of Sub Inspector Arun Sharma yesterday, the mob stabbed police constable Joginder Pal son of Tarsem Lal (Belt No. 2101J) R/o Mirpur, Kathua, who was posted as PSO with DySP East Mohammad Rafiq on his hand and chin and snatched his AK-47 rifle at Digiana tonight during the protests against killing of the youth. Mob pounced upon police constable Joginder Pal at Digiana, stabbed him with sharp-edged weapon, snatched his AK-47 rifle in the melee and fled away from the spot, sources said, adding that police have launched all out hunt to recover the weapon but it hadn’t been traced till midnight tonight. Accused also remained untraced.
Defence spokesman Col Manish Mehta told the Excelsior that Army has moved out in the areas from Satwari to RS Pura tonight on requisition of the district administration to restore confidence among the people and help police and para-military in maintenance of law and order.
“Soon after the deployment, Army staged flag march from Satwari to RS Pura to instill confidence among the people. The district administration had requisitioned the Army for the purpose,” Col Mehta said, adding that normalcy has been restored in all disturbed areas following deployment of troops and flag march staged by them in curfew bound areas from Satwari to Kullian.
In another serious incident after the stabbing of Sub Inspector Arun Sharma yesterday, the mob stabbed police constable Joginder Pal son of Tarsem Lal (Belt No. 2101J) R/o Mirpur, Kathua, who was posted as PSO with DySP East Mohammad Rafiq on his hand and chin and snatched his AK-47 rifle at Digiana tonight during the protests against killing of the youth. Mob pounced upon police constable Joginder Pal at Digiana, stabbed him with sharp-edged weapon, snatched his AK-47 rifle in the melee and fled away from the spot, sources said, adding that police have launched all out hunt to recover the weapon but it hadn’t been traced till midnight tonight. Accused also remained untraced.
Defence spokesman Col Manish Mehta told the Excelsior that Army has moved out in the areas from Satwari to RS Pura tonight on requisition of the district administration to restore confidence among the people and help police and para-military in maintenance of law and order.
“Soon after the deployment, Army staged flag march from Satwari to RS Pura to instill confidence among the people. The district administration had requisitioned the Army for the purpose,” Col Mehta said, adding that normalcy has been restored in all disturbed areas following deployment of troops and flag march staged by them in curfew bound areas from Satwari to Kullian.
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