Policemen beaten up by Indian soldiers in Kashmir

[Windjammer]

Some Indian Army personnel Friday allegedly beat up three policemen during a scuffle in Sonamarg hill station in Jammu and Kashmir's Ganderbal district, police said.
An FIR has been lodged against some army personnel, police said.

The personnel of the army's High Altitude Warfare School (HAWS) clashed with policemen deployed at a check post outside the police station in Sonamarg, some 85 km from Srinagar, a senior police officer told IANS here.

"Yes, we have registered an FIR against some personnel of the HAWS who severely beat up three of our policemen while the policemen were discharging their routine duties at a check post in Sonamarg tourist resort," the officer said.



"The FIR has been lodged in Sonamarg police station and the policemen beaten up by the army personnel are posted at the same police station," he said.

According to reports, during the scuffle, some HAWS personnel also snatched the weapon of one of the policemen.

Policemen beaten up by soldiers in Kashmir's Sonamarg

 

[Gandhi G in da house]

Some army people can be very arrogant. Hope they are taught a lesson. Also, one should check if they were provoked by the policemen. It is a tendency to always go after the attacker in a fight and never check the role of the victim in provocation.

 

[Windjammer]

Some army people can be very arrogant. Hope they are taught a lesson. Also, one should check if they were provoked by the policemen. It is a tendency to always go after the attacker in a fight and never check the role of the victim in provocation.

Snatching the Policeman's service rifle was certainly out of order.

 

[Gandhi G in da house]

Snatching the Policeman's service rifle was certainly out of order.

I think beating was worse, IF they weren't provoked.

 

[Windjammer]

I think beating was worse, IF they weren't provoked.

I doubt Police will challenge or provoke army guys anywhere, as the news says, they were doing their duty at their post.

 

[Gandhi G in da house]

I doubt Police will challenge or provoke army guys anywhere, as the news says, they were doing their duty at their post.

The news doesn't go much into it. There should be a thorough investigation.

Also, army people are not demigods in India that they can't be challenged by anybody. Policemen in India certainly can especially when they are drunk.