Kangan: An SOG man was ruthlessly thrashed by people in Central Kashmirs Kangan town when he allegedly tried to molest a girl.
Agitated youth tore his uniform and beat him to pulp while scores of people assembled at Kangan market and resorted to stone pelting demanding stern action against the guilty cop.
Police sources said that an SOG man (spo63/G) Kifayat Chouduhri, deputed at Police Station Kangan was allegedly seen molesting a girl at a tailors shop at Baniparam Wangat Kangan by some youth. The agitated youth caught hold of SOG man and thrashed him mercilessly.
Youth resorted to stone pelting and demanded immediate arrest of the erring policeman. Police swung into action and arrested the cop.
Sub Divisional Police officer Kangan Zulfqar Ahmed Shaheen said that they are looking into the matter. The policeman was present at a tailor shop when a girl entered into the shop. People took it otherwise and started beating the policeman. Even the tailor told us that policeman did not misbehave with the girl. Still we are looking into the matter, he said. CNS