Excelsior Correspondent
RAJOURI, Nov 24: The police resorted to lathi-charge as some villagers from Manjakote area blocked Rajouri-Poonch highway at Kakora this afternoon.
The villagers from Thandapani and adjoining areas reached Kakora and started staging protest against the CAPD authorities alleging shortage of ration. They blocked road and disrupted movement of traffic on the busy highway at around 1.30 pm. They were raising slogans against District Administration, Tehsildar and CAPD authorities for not supplying ration.
The SDPO Manjakote Ravneesh Gupta, along with Naib Tehsildar and TSO concerned and some force men reached there and tried to pacify the agitating villagers not to block highway.
Amidst heated arguments one of the resident of Thandapani pushed and assaulted the police personnel. The police men tried to capture him but suddenly about 10 -12 villagers attacked the police party with stones.
The police then resorted to lathi-charge on them and got the highway cleared. The mob then disappeared. Two other cops also sustained mild injuries.
The police have registered a case FIR No. 106/ 2014 at Manjakote Police Station against the accused and started manhunt for absconding attacker. The police was also looking for other accused booked in the case. Two persons arrested so far were identified as Mohd Kadeer, son of Mohd Yunis and Zafar Iqbal, son of Muneer Hussain of Thandapani.
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