Outside Rioters Enter Jammu City

Authorities seal Lakhanpur entry-point

JAMMU: Authorities Monday sealed Lakhanpur entry point after reports surfaced that hundreds of Hindu zealots from neighbouring states were heading to Jammu.

A Muslim cleric from Jammu said that hundreds of rioters have already managed to enter Jammu city and they have informed the government about this development and demanded an immediate crack down on them.

We have proof that at least five hundred rioters are staying with the BJP, RSS and VHP leaders and it is they who are attacking our Masjids here.

They must be identified and thrown out of Jammu City, one of the Jammu Muslims said adding that some top police officials have assured them that no rioter from outside State would be allowed to make an entry into the city.

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A senior police official said on condition of anonymity that soon after receiving inputs the government sealed Lakhanpur entry-point and no one from outside was being allowed to enter into Jammu city.

Highly placed sources said that some radical Hindu leaders have housed these rioters with them and at party offices. Some of these rioters are acting as Amarnath and Vishno Devi pilgrims. They stay in tents meant for Yatris and it becomes very difficult for the government to differentiate between real Yatris and rioters, one of the officers said.

A senior officer said that government would not allow anyone to exploit the situation. We have learnt lessons from 2008 agitation and no one would be allowed to repeat that, he said.

It bears mention that hundreds of Hindu extremists had descended on Jammu during 2008 Amarnath land row agitation. CNS

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