Situation under control, National Highway resumes: Officials
Pattan: :Protest Over Shortage of drinking water Turns Violent In Srinagar-Baramulla highway at Chainbal Pattan.
As per reports reaching Kashmir News Service (KNS)said a group of people blocked the national highway at Mirgund Pattan today to protest against a shortage of drinking water. Due to the blockade, many ambulances were stuck, trapping patients in the protest. They said when the police arrived to assure the protesters that their demands would be addressed and asked them to reopen the highway, the protesters refused and started throwing stones at the police. This led to clashes between the protesters and the police.
official sources told (KNS), that some policemen were injured during the clashes. To disperse the crowd, the police used tear gas shells.
Meanwhile BJP Kashmir said that Party’s Media Incharge Kashmir, Adv. Sajid Yousuf Shah, and Social Media Incharge, Er. Sahil Bashir Bhat, was attacked by an unknown mob in Mirgund Pattan. PSO’s were also seriously injured, the spokesman said.
However, an official later confirmed to KNS that the situation is now under control, and the national highway has been reopened for normal traffic.
