Violence as locals oppose Jammu corporation anti-encroachment drive
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Three individuals had been injured and three autos had been broken as violence erupted in Jammu’s Sunjwan space on Friday throughout a drive by the Jammu Municipal Corporation (JMC) in opposition to unlawful constructions.
Officials stated locals swarmed the principle highway at Nawabad and began throwing stones when a JMC group, together with the police, arrived to demolish an illegally constructed constructing at Sunjwan within the morning.
“The construction work of a commercial building was being carried out illegally without permission. A team was on the way to demolish the portion being constructed illegally when the locals attacked us. However, the situation is peaceful now,” stated Sub Divisional Police Officer, Jammu East, Vikram Kumar.
Police sources stated three, together with a policeman, and two drivers, had been injured and three autos, together with a police bus, had been broken throughout the clashes.
According to the JMC officers, the world was witnessing development of round 14 buildings with out official permission. The JMC has already served notices on the house owners.
A JMC official stated a First Information Report can be filed in opposition to those that attacked the official group.
Meanwhile, protests in opposition to the anti-encroachment drive had been held in Sunjwan and Bhatindi areas.
Peoples Democratic Party president Mehbooba Mufti, in a tweet, alleged that the Jammu and Kashmir administration was on a relentless witch-hunt to punish the minorities. “In Jammu, Muslim-dominated areas are being demolished while the real land mafia has gotten away scot-free. Every move of this administration is dictated by its communal and hateful politics,” the previous Chief Minister stated.
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