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Army barges into Police Station in Gund Ganderbal, thrash JKP cops; 6 injured
Srinagar:Army soldiers of 24 RR in Ganderbal district barged into police station Gund and beat up policemen on duty, ransacked the property of the police station during the intervening night of Friday and Saturday.
A top police officer of the district said that at least 32 Army men in civvies barged into the police station building and attacked the policemen there.
The army men according to reports were on way to Amarnath Yatra and were travelling beyond the cut off time. As per the directions of IG police Kashmir the cut off time for vehicles to pass Sonmarg is 2 PM.
“When the police party deployed in Sonamarg tried to stop them for going ahead they beat them before moving to Gund village.” The army men traveling in a civilian vehicle barged into Gund police station and thrashed the policemen, a police official said. However, they were later joined by the army in uniform.
At least six policemen were injured in the army action. “Two of them have received grievous injuries,” a police official wishing anonymity said.
The injured policemen were hospitalized after the thrashing.
SSP Ganderbal Fayaz Ahmed Lone said that they have taken up the matter with the army higher ups who have ordered an inquiry into the incident.
Sonamarg Police and Gund Police station have registered FIRs against the army personnel.
Srinagar:Army soldiers of 24 RR in Ganderbal district barged into police station Gund and beat up policemen on duty, ransacked the property of the police station during the intervening night of Friday and Saturday.
A top police officer of the district said that at least 32 Army men in civvies barged into the police station building and attacked the policemen there.
The army men according to reports were on way to Amarnath Yatra and were travelling beyond the cut off time. As per the directions of IG police Kashmir the cut off time for vehicles to pass Sonmarg is 2 PM.
“When the police party deployed in Sonamarg tried to stop them for going ahead they beat them before moving to Gund village.” The army men traveling in a civilian vehicle barged into Gund police station and thrashed the policemen, a police official said. However, they were later joined by the army in uniform.
At least six policemen were injured in the army action. “Two of them have received grievous injuries,” a police official wishing anonymity said.
The injured policemen were hospitalized after the thrashing.
SSP Ganderbal Fayaz Ahmed Lone said that they have taken up the matter with the army higher ups who have ordered an inquiry into the incident.
Sonamarg Police and Gund Police station have registered FIRs against the army personnel.