| Normalcy restored in Poonch, accused held | | | Poonch, May 23: Normalcy was restored in the Poonch town after police lodged a case against one Jamil Ahmed son of Sain, a resident of village Malki ,who slapped the girl of other community. He was booked under section 294 RPC and hunt was on to arrest him. Further,the Army on Friday carried out flag march in Poonch town where an indefinite curfew was imposed following clashes between two communities. "The army has carried out a flag march this (Friday) afternoon in Poonch town to instill confidence among people," DIG Rajouri Poonch range A.K Attri told here.
Authorities Friday morning imposed the curfew in Poonch, following clashes between youths of two communities after a girl of a community was allegedly beaten up by a boy from another community.
Youths smashed passing vehicles, forced businesses to shut and engaged in clashes as news about the incident spread in the town. Police said an FIR was lodged against the boy and elders of the two communities are being engaged to restore peace and tranquility in the town.
Earlier, Raman Bhalla Minister of Housing , Horticulture & Culture, J&K Govt. , Ajaz Ahmad Jan, MLA Poonch, Divisional Commissioner Jammu Shant Manu and Inspector General of Police Jammu Zone, Rajesh Kumar, visited Poonch today and held meeting with the prominent citizens/ locals of Poonch town including members of both the communities. They were accompanied by DIG Rajouri Poonch range and DC Poonch. Both the communities had no differences and appreciated the role of administration in promptly defusing the situation. Thereafter, sec.144 CrPC which was imposed as a preventive measure was withdrawn and Poonch town returned to normalcy.
Pertinently , curfew was imposed in Poonch town on Thursday as a precautionary measure following tense situation after a girl of one community was slapped by a local youth of other community.
Sources said that hundreds of members of one community took out a protest march amid slogans demanding arrest of the culprit, who allegedly slapped a girl of other community in full public view. |
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