Police Statement Regarding Today’s Incident In Soura-Anchar Area In Which Miscreants Set-Ablaze Few Carts Of Vendors & Also Damaged Some Tree Guards & Dividers

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Srinagar, Jul 11: In spite of today’s Hartal call given by Separatists Some fruit vendors were conducting their normal business near Maternity Hospital Soura and traffic was partially plying .

However, infuriated by this some Miscreants assembled near Sabzi Mandi Soura and started pelting stones on vehicles plying on the roads .

Keeping in view the rush of patients near Hospital, Police and SFs deployed there exercised maximum restraint and avoided the confrontation with mob of stone pelters.

This infuriated and frustrated the mob of miscreants and they tried hard to engage security forces and escalate the situation.

Finally, during evening hours at the time of withdrawal of SFs, the miscreants to seek the attention of security forces and engage them set ablaze a few fruit carts which they dragged on road. Also some tree guards and road dividers were damaged.

However, the miscreants were dispersed with minimum force and In this regard case FIR No: 80 under relevant provisions of law has been registered in Police Station Soura and investigations taken up.