Excelsior Correspondent
Leh, July 24: Two policemen including a sub-inspector of Ladakh police were seriously injured after they were “violently and brutally ” assaulted by a group of miscreants here, a senior police officer said on Monday.
Senior Superintendent of Police, Leh P D Nitya said an FIR under relevant sections of law including attempt to murder was registered against eight absconding accused and special teams have been set up to arrest them.
“Sub-Inspector Mohammad Jani and Head Constable Ghulam Rasool from Leh police station were violently and brutally assaulted by a group of youth at a restaurant during the intervening night of Sunday-Monday,” Nitya told reporters in Leh.
She said the policemen had gone to the restaurant following information that some youths are involved in fighting and are creating nuisance but came under attack, resulting in injuries to both of them.
“They were evacuated to hospital and later Rasool was referred to tertiary hospital Soura in Srinagar for specialized treatment,” the SSP said, adding an amount of Rs 10,000 each was sanctioned for them to meet immediate medical expenses.
Eight accused have been identified and an FIR under various Sections of Indian Penal Code including attempt to murder was registered against them, while special teams have been constituted to arrest them, the officer said.
She said the accused were also earlier involved in attacks on some taxi drivers from Kargil some time back but were subsequently arrested in the case.
“All checkpoints have been alerted to ensure they are arrested soon,” Nitya said, requesting people to share information about their presence with police timely.
She said police are not taking the incident lightly and appropriate action in accordance with law will be taken against anyone who tries to provide them shelter.
The incident sparked strong condemnation from Kargil, the hometown of the injured policemen with leaders of political parties demanding stern action against the culprits.
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