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Police, security agencies launch crackdown against 'trouble mongers' across valley Arrest 114 persons in two days 9/18/2016 11:13:41 PM Jehangir Rashid Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Sept 18: The Jammu & Kashmir Police and the other security agencies have launched a crackdown on the persons who are accused of carried out stone pelting and creating trouble in the different parts of Kashmir valley over the past 72 days. More than 100 'miscreants' and alleged stone pelters have been arrested by security agencies across the valley over the past couple of days. A police spokesman said that in its continuous drive against the trouble mongers involved in damaging civilian vehicles, shops, houses and placing obstructions on roads, lanes, police arrested 56 miscreants during the last 24 hours. It would be in place to mention here that 58 alleged stone pelters and trouble mongers were arrested by the police and other security agencies on Saturday. Ever since the trouble has started in Kashmir the security agencies have launched a crackdown on the stone pelters in order to arrest them and put an end to the stone pelting incidents. Meanwhile, a police spokesman said that apart from few stone pelting incidents in Kulgam, Kupwara and Awantipora, overall situation remained under control across the valley. The spokesman said that there was increased vehicular movement on city roads as well as between various districts and towns. "Restrictions under section 144 CrPC remained in force in the valley. However, curfew was imposed under the areas of some police stations in Srinagar city and in Shopian town only. Minor stone pelting incidents were reported from Sadoora in Kulgam, Padgampora in Awantipora and Panzgam in Kupwara. At these places miscreants assembled on roads and pelted stones on police and security force deployments. They were dispersed by using mild force," said the police spokesman.   Share This News with Your Friends on Social Network     Comment on this Story

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