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8 Armymen booked for beating 3 persons in Ramban
Kashmir Times. Dated: 6/25/2021 1:39:20 AM
KT NEWS SERVICE
SRINAGAR, Jun 24: A case was registered against eight Army personnel on Wednesday for allegedly roughing up three people in Ramban district of Jammu and Kashmir.
A senior police official told CNS that the case under various sections of the Indian Penal Code was registered at Banihal police station against eight personnel of a Rashtriya Rifles unit on the complaint of a local sarpanch.
"The sarpanch, Panchayat Mahoo-Khari, came at Police Post Khari along with the injured – Mohammad Rafiq, Bilal Ahmad and Abdul Rasheed and alleged that they were beaten up by the troops without any provocation when they were going to Upper Trana forest area for buying sheep and goats" a senior police official said while divulging the details to CNS.
He added that the complainant also alleged that the troops also snatched their mobile phones and some cash from them at Gadha Nala.
Meanwhile he claimed that police has taken cognizance of the matter and accordingly registered a case against the army personnel.
He said the injured have been admitted to Public Health Centre Khari and are undergoing treatment.