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CE R&B files criminal complaint against rumors of Tawi bridge damage Repair work on approach road of fourth Tawi Bridge to start today 9/11/2014 12:21:22 AM Sumit Sharma JAMMU, Sept 10: Close on the heels of rumours regarding earthquake in Jammu the previous day that kept the entire city in open the entire night, social messenger Whatsapp is abuzz with messages of damage to old Tawi bridge connecting Bikram chowk with Jewel, creating panic and anxiety amongst cityites. Taking cognizance of the matter, a perturbed Chief Engineer R&B lodged a complaint with the Police and district administration to get the rumor mongers booked. The message flashed on Whatsapp read "The engineers team in Jammu after a whole day check on main Tawi bridge Bikram Chowk Jammu connecting old city with the new city today said that it can collapse any time unless it is repaired. The engineers gave the estimate of about Rs 50 Cr for repairing it and warned the people to use alternative routes for atleast 3-4 days until the repairs are done. Kindly flash this message to all the persons whom you care, stay home, stay safe." The PWD (R&B) Chief Engineer Hameed Sheikh when contacted for confirmation said that all the bridges are safe. He said that he had written to police to lodge the FIR against the rumor mongers which create panic in Jammu. Meanwhile, SSP Jammu Uttam Chand when contacted said that he had not received the complaint as yet, adding, FIR would be lodged against the rumor mongers as soon as he received the complaint.   Share This News with Your Friends on Social Network     Comment on this Story

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