Sopore/Shopian: The family members of Tehreek-e-Hurriyat District president for Baramulla Ghulam Nabi Bhat Wednesday alleged that during the night raid government forces not only thrashed them but also looted gold and cash from the house located at Krankshivan Colony Sopore.
Pertinently, police have been looking for the TeH District President Baramulla Ghulam Nabi Bhat who according to his family members has so far managed to evade the arrest.
“The government forces barged into our house on Tuesday night. Finding my husband not in the house, they went on rampage and damaged the property. They also looted the cash and gold worth 2.50 lakh rupees. Besides looting the valuables, they damaged each and everything in the house including electronic gadgets, refrigerator, washing machine, laptops, TV set and ransacked other items of the house,” Ayesha Begum, the wife of Bhat told news agency CNS.
She alleged that government forces harassed and thrashed everyone present in the house. “These forces personnel had arrived in the house with a clear intent to loot. Shortly after entering into the house, they broke the lockers and decamped with valuables,” she said.
SP Sopore Harmeet Singh termed the allegations baseless and said no such incident occurred in any part of the town.
Meanwhile, Government forces on Tuesday night raided the house of Tehreek-e-Hurriyat District president for Shopian and allegedly harassed and thrashed his family members.
The family members of Muhammad Yousuf Falahi said that forces barged into their house in Muloo Chitragam Shopian late Tuesday night and beat up the inmates. They alleged that the forces even damaged the power transformers in the area.
SP Shopian Tahir Saleem told CNS that the house was being raided to nab Yousuf Falahi who is on run. He denied the allegation that forces damaged any power transformer in the area. (CNS)
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