KL NEWS NETWORK
SRINAGAR
J&K Police on Tuesday in a statement said that some cops and jail inmates suffered injuries in “clashes” after some problems were “created” by prisoners.
The content of the statement is reproduced here verbatim
Today around noon, Assistant superintendent of District Jail Baramulla informed that some jail inmates created serious problems inside the jail premises on some administrate issue and have attacked the Jail staff.
He also informed that the jail property including surveillance cameras were damaged.
On this a police party was deputed to the jail premises which was also attacked by the jail inmates with stones, bricks and lathes.
Some of the Jail inmates also damaged the wall of the district Jail by removing the bricks for pelting on the police party.
They also set on fire the main gate of the Jail which was extinguished with the help of fire services.
Four policemen were injured and two jail inmates also received minor injuries in the said incidents.
A case FIR number 347/2016 under different penal sections of RPC has been registered in this regard in police station Baramulla and matter is being investigated.
