Night protests in Chanapora against arrests
Police arrested a man and his two sons during a nocturnal raid at Chanapora here triggering massive protests in the locality.
Local news agency CNS said that forces in six vehicles raided few houses at Lone Mohalla Chanapora during night. “Police barged into the house on one Ali Muhammad Lone and bundled him into police vehicle along with his two sons Ishtyaq Ahmed Lone and Reyaz Ahmed Lone. Police also picked up two youth whom locals identified as Muhammad Maqbool and Abdul Qayoom,”
“As the police started raiding the houses, announcements were made on loudspeakers asking people to take to streets. Police faced stiff resistance from agitated locals who staged massive protests,” it said. Reports said that locals even staged protest on Wednesday afternoon and didn’t allow any private vehicle to pass through the road.
Confirming the arrests, a police official said that “the arrested persons are not only involved in stone-pelting but they also incited people for trouble. All the accused have been lodged in police station Rajbagh,” he said. CNS
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