KL NEWS NETWORK
SRINAGAR
At least four civilians were injured when police and CRPF men fired tear gas canisters and fired pellets to foil a pro-freedom rally in South Kashmir’s Islamabad district on Saturday.
Reports said that people of Shangus and its adjoining areas had planned a pro-freedom rally in the premises of Markaz-i-Jamia Masjid Shangus.
“But forces raided our village around 5:30 AM and sealed all routes leading to the freedom rally venue,” locals said.
They said that people from, adjoining areas tried to march towards Shangus but forces stopped them.
“It was a peaceful march but forces started firing tear gas canisters and pellets resulting in intense clashes,” the eye witnesses said.
“Clashes intensified in adjacent Bongam in which at least four persons were injured due to pellets,” they added.
The locals said that three injured civilians were rushed to PHC Nowgam. However, a doctor at the health facility said that they received only one person who was hit by pellets on his back.
The locals further said that the forces damaged a 100 KV electricity transformer. “While leaving the village, forces damages several residential houses and made a few arrests made,” the local said adding that people erupted in protests seeking immediate release of the arrested civilians.
