This Article is From Feb 06, 2023

5 Arrested For Stone Throwing During Jammu Anti-Encroachment Drive: Police

Three policemen were injured in the stone throwing that took place last week during the drive to demolish a vehicle showroom, police said.

5 Arrested For Stone Throwing During Jammu Anti-Encroachment Drive: Police

A vehicle showroom owner is among those arrested, police said. (File)

Jammu:

Five people were arrested and four detained in connection with stone throwing during an anti-encroachment drive in Jammu last week, police said on Monday.

Three policemen were injured in the stone throwing that took place on Saturday during the drive to demolish a vehicle showroom built on encroached land in Malik Market in Narwal bypass area, they said.

The owner of the showroom, Sajad Ahmed Beigh, is among those arrested, according to police.

"We have arrested five people and detained four others in connection with stone throwing that took place during an anti-encroachment drive here," a senior police officer told PTI.

They are being questioned at Trikuta Nagar police station, officials said.

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