Jammu, Dec 25 : Jammu and Kashmir Ranji Trophy team members have alleged that they were humiliated by the state police on Tuesday night here. A member of the team said the hotel where the team is staying was searched and the players were questioned by the police on Tuesday. "The hotel was searched and the players were questioned for hours together," wrote Samiullah Beig, a team member, on social networking site Facebook. Beig said, "We were questioned from 1.15am for hours altogether. We still feel the shock and horror of finding the uniformed men with guns surrounding us when we were fast asleep." "Whether deliberate harassment or routine checkup surely this isn't the way to treat bunch of guys with national and international repute, especially when you are playing the most important match of the JK cricket history," said Beig. The members of the team said it was a 'deliberate attempt' of harassment. The team members are apprehending that the incident may affect their performance in the match on Wednesday. "Honestly I am not expecting any wonders today, we may easily lose the game and hence the chances of our qualification to the quarterfinals may vanish," Beig said. Rajesh Kumar, Inspector General of Police, Jammu, said that it was a routine security exercise in the summer capital. |