Srinagar: An army trooper was among five stone pelters arrested by police at Lolab in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Friday.
Official sources told GNS that after prayers, a group of youth was protesting near Radnag village against killing of seven alleged militants in Lalpora on Tuesday evening in Dardpora. The protesters also hurled stones at forces deployed in the area.
A joint team of police and CRPF chased the stone pelters and caught hold of five persons.
A police official wishing anonymity told GNS that among the five arrested, one is a Territorial Army soldier who was on a leave.
He identified the protesters as Mohammadd Ishaq Lone son of Ghulam Ahmed Lone of Hayatpora, Lolab, an army jawan who was on leave, Muneer Ahmad Khan son of Mohd Younis Khan of Lalpora, Firdous Ahmad Sheikh son of Bashiur Ahmad Sheikh of Dardpora, Bilal Ahmad Bhat son of Abdul Jabbar Bhat of Dardpora and Mohd Abass Rather son of Manzoor Ah Rather of Dardpora.
The official said that investigation in this regard has been taken up.
Eleven persons were injured in clashes that erupted after protestors stormed police station in Lal Pora Lolab demanding bodies of alleged militants killed by forces in an encounter on Tureday.
Meanwhile, the locals alleged that soon after the protests, CRPF personnel deployed in the area went berserk and smashed windowpanes of residential houses.
The houses whose windowpanes damaged in the incident belong to Ghulam Ahmed Ganie son of Ghulam Mohammad, Mohammad Maqbool Shah son of Abdul Ahad Shah, Abdul Aziz Mir son of Abdul Ahad Mir and Ghulam Rasool Mir son of Abdul Gaffar Mir, all hailing from Radnag,” Ghulam Ahmad Ganie, a contractor told GNS, adding that two four persons including Saleema Begium and Haleema sustained injuries after forces attacked their houses with stones”, Ganie added. (GNS)