Srinagar: An FIR was filed against an Army unit on Wednesday, when Dooru SDM Ghulam Rasool Wani reported a case of physical assault against an Army unit. Rasool reported that he and his staff members were physically assaulted at Dalwach Crossing on Srinagar-Jammu NH in Qazigund area of south Kashmir. The Army, on the other hand, called it a ‘trivial’ matter and threatened to lodge a counter FIR.
The FIR has been registered at Quazigund Police Station. Rasool reportedly was on his way back to Anantnag from Dooru after inspecting election preparations there.
The victim was dragged by the collar, kicked and abused when he tried to protect his driver from thrashing by some army personnel, including one Vinay Kumar, on the national highway.
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In his application to the SHO of Qazigund, the SDM wrote, “The army personnel removed safety locks of their weapons and aimed guns at us, threatening to kill us and it was only after Anantnag deputy commissioner reached the spot that we were set free.”
Rasool also said, “All of us were taken hostage at gunpoint for about half an hour and our vehicle and other belongings were searched, snatched and damaged. They also deleted all the data relating to the election from our electronic devices.”
Criticizing the Indian armed forces former chief minister and PDP president Mehbooba Mufti said, “Ban on the highway, thrashing of the SDM and beating of inmates depict jungle raj in Kashmir.”