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| Poonch plays a cousin, | | Twenty20 tension erupts | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu, Sept 28: Once an apostle of the communal harmony and brotherhood among all communities, the township of Poonch like its twin cousin Rajouri has also come on a boil with an unwarranted tension between two communities.
Rajouri and Poonch have remained communally sensitive for some time but in past decade and half when militancy threatened the secular fabric, this region exhibited exceptional brotherhood and amity.
Following the suit of Rajouri which saw communal tension after India's victory in the Twenty20 cricket match, the tension erupted today in Poonch town and took and ugly turn. The security forces had resort to firing to quell the protestors and tension prevailed in the town till last reports poured in.
The Muslim community members alleged that few worshipers were hit by stones while they were offering Friday prayers. Immediately after the prayers were over they came out in large numbers and marched through the streets rising anti establishment slogans.
The police had to resort to firing in the air to disperse the agitators who started pelting stones when senior officials of the district administration reached the spot to pacify the protestors. They were demanding time bound action against some unidentified miscreants who according to them attacked their community members while they were offering prayers at a place of worship.
Eyewitnesses reports said, "soon after the incident took place the worshipers came out of the religious place and decided to carry out a protest march raising anti govt slogans. Panic gripped the entire area and main city bazaars were closed down fearing group clashes. Large number of policemen were immediately rushed to the spot to contain the situation but it immediately took an ugly turn when protestors attacked Deputy commissioner JS Pachnanda by pelting stones.Few policemen also received critical injuries on their head during stone pelting forcing policemen to open fire in air to disperse the mob.The situation,according to official sources was well under control but tense as large number of protestors were staging sit in demanding time bound action against the miscreants. Reports reaching here said that jawans of para military was patrolling the area along with state police force to diffuse the tension. No one was arrested till late evening.The injured Farooq Ahmad and policeman Maksood Ahmad were rushed to the hospital along with few others who sustained minor injuries.
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