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Situation remains calm in J-K barring a few stone-pelting incidents | Situation in the valley remained by and large peaceful barring a couple of incidents of stone pelting on Wednesday. A stray incident of stone pelting was reported
from Khwaja bagh Baramulla area. The stone pelters were chased away by the police.
Heavy stone pelting, however, was reported from Jenab Sahib Soura in the late
afternoon. In separate incidents, police had to resort to baton charging and use
of tear smoke shells to disperse a mob at Tarigam village, Kulgam district of
Jammu and Kashmir state on Wednesday, after a mob involved in forcibly closing
down of shops attacked it by pelting stones. "Today some shops were opened in
Tarigam Kulgam. Some miscreants tried to forcibly close down the shops which led
to a scuffle between the miscreants and the shopkeepers. However, when a police
party reached the spot some miscreants assembled there pelted stones on the police
team," an official release stated. The police used tear smoke shells and cane
charge to disperse the mob. However, the miscreants didn't relent forcing the
police to fire some rubber pallets. One person was injured in the back and is
stated to be stable. Some shops including that of a gas dealer were looted. In
a similar incident at Nihama, Pulwama three miscreants came on scooter and tried
to force the closure of shops. As the shopkeepers resisted their attempts, it
led to skirmish. The shopkeepers beat up the miscreants also informed the police.
However, the miscreants managed to run away despite injuries before the police
could reach the place. |
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