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| Police, CRPF asked to maintain restrain: IGP | | | Early Times Reporter
Srinagar | June 26
Inspector General of Police Kashmir zone, S. M. Sahai has said Police is trying to talk to the senior and respectable, serious persons in various localities so that normal situation could be restored as early as possible.
The IGP said that protests have been reported from various parts of Srinagar and some parts of Ganderbal and Budgam area. The Police is trying to maintain utmost restrain although many miscreants among the mobs attack the Police and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) by hurling stones on them, he said. He said that most of the valley in North and in South has remained calm. He said that protesters have even damaged ambulance carrying patients and injured.
He said that it was unfortunate that three persons have last their lives in the protests and public property at Badamwari and Waqf property at Eidgah has been damaged. He said that many vehicles, mostly civilians, including tourists and Yatries have suffered damages. All this has affected the economy of the Kashmir badly. The number of tourists have decreased in last two three days. He said that the small shopkeepers particularly the vegetable and fruit vendors have suffered the worst. He said the present situation will hit the tourist season badly.
He said that Police and CRPF men have been directed to exercise maximum possible restrain as only some miscreants who are instigating stone pelting. It is because of the restrain that about forty personnel of police and CRPF have been injured. Even police stations and posts have been attacked.
Sahai said that Police will provide all possible help to the family of Farooq Ahmed Rather who was killed by a stray bullet at Mazhama yesterday. |
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