Killings fallout: Massive protests rock Jammu region
Jammu: Massive protests rocked Jammu division Friday against the killings of senior BJP leader Anil Parihar and his brother in a suspected militant attack in Kishtwar district.
Protests were reported in Jammu, Reasi, Udhampur, Ramban, Kathua, Bhaderwah and Samba areas of the region.
In Jammu city, BJP and BharatiyaJantaYuvaMorcha (BJYM) workers thronged various roads in Kachichawani, Trikuta Nagar, Rehari and Bohri areas and blocked traffic for brief periods.
They set ablaze tyres and raised anti-Pakistan slogans demanding elimination of the militants involved in the killings.
Protests were also reported in Bhaderwah, Udhampur, Reasi, Katra, Chenani, Samba, Kathua, Akhnoor, R S Pura and Basholi areas.
There was a shutdown in old Jammu city and various other places in the region.
“The protests were held at several places in the region, but they were peaceful. There was no untoward incident reported from anywhere,” a police official said.
Earlier in the day, the Indian Army staged a flag march in Kishtwar town of the state where suspected militants killed BJP secretary Anil Parihar, 52, and his brother Ajeet Parihar, 55, on Thursday night.
“The Army staged a flag march in Kishtwar town in order to maintain law and order,” District Magistrate Angrez Singh Rana told PTI.
He said that a curfew imposed in the area on Thursday night was still in place and additional security personnel had been deployed. Rana added that no untoward incidents had been reported.
Following the killings, people had staged protests in the communally-sensitive town and manhandled senior police officials.
The district magistrate had requested the Army to control the security situation in the town and its adjoining areas.
He took the decision as he apprehended that violence might erupt and result in law and order problem, endangering the life and property of citizens of Kishtwar town.
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