Cop ‘assaulted’ during raid
Srinagar: An officer was injured after some local residents of Hakbara area of Hajin in Bandipora district attacked a police search team on Saturday afternoon.
A police official said that a police party of Hajin proceeded towards Hakbara village to raid the residential house of Abdul Majeed Dar son of Ghulam Ahmad Dar of Yarbalpora Hakbara.
Soon after the police party reached the village and asked the inmates of the said house that they are going to conduct the searches, some inmates along with their neighbors assaulted the police party, the officer said.
In self defence, the officer said that police fired around 10 to 12 rounds in air.
Incharge Police Officer of the area, HC Ghulam Mohammad of police station Hajin was injured in the assault, the officer claimed.
Reportedly one suspicious packet has been recovered by police party and the house owner has been arrested and brought to police station Hajin, he said. (GNS)
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