Armymen barge into police station, ‘beat up’ J&K cops
SRINAGAR: At least eight policemen, including an assistant sub-inspector, were injured after armymen “barged” into a police station in J&K’s Ganderbal on Friday and beat them up. Sources said the injured policemen were admitted to a hospital and an FIR registered against the army.
At least eight policemen, including an assistant subinspector, were injured after armymen allegedly barged into a police station in J&K’s Ganderbal on Friday night and beat them up.
Sources said the injured policemen were admitted to a hospital and an FIR registered against the army. The incident came to the fore after pictures of the policemen with severe injuries went viral on social media.
DGP SP Vaid told HT the police and army shared a good relation and one incident shouldn’t be given too much importance. “We have taken the matter up with the core commander, it has been sorted,’’ he said.
The incident took place allegedly after a team of armymen in civilian clothes, returning from the Amarnath Yatra on Friday night, was stopped at a barricade in Gund by policemen as no pilgrims were allowed to travel at night. The government stops travel of non-locals, including yatris and tourists, at night.
Police said the armymen insisted on moving forward, and stormed the police station and beat up cops when thwarted.
The army’s spokesperson said “the matter has been resolved by personal intervention of senior officers”. “A minor altercation took place yesterday night between some army personnel returning from Amarnath Yatra in civil dress and JKP personnel at Gund. No major injuries were suffered in the incident... Measures to prevent recurrence have been taken,” he said.