Two injured in police action in Khankah-e-Mo’alla

“Police party fired in self-defence,” says SSP Srinagar

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SRINAGAR — Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Dr Haseeb Mughal on Sunday clarified that to ensure lockdown restrictions in wake of COVID-19 pandemic, police party on the request of locals reached Shamswari Khankah-e-Mo’alla where some miscreants stoned police party and forced them to fire in self-defence.

SSP said police party on the request of locals of Shamswari Khankah-e-Mo’alla reached into the area to ensure COVID-19 lockdown restrictions strictly but unfortunately some miscreants resorted to stone pelting which forced the police party to fire in self-defence.

“As police party comprising of 4-5 personnel reached the spot to ensure lockdown in the area, some miscreants of the area started shouting anti-police slogans, hooting and hurling stones. Due to fear of weapon snatching bid, police party fired some shells and pellets in self-defence to disperse the mob during which some injuries were reported,” SSP said.

He said a case under relevant Sections of law has been registered and investigations have been taken up.

Pertinently on Friday, two persons including a woman and her son got injured in Khankah-e-Mo’alla area after police fired pellets and tear smoke shells in the area.

Locals alleged that two persons in the area were severely injured after police party resorted to shelling inside a residential house where a woman and her son namely Omar Farooq Matoo got injured.

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