Police Launches Nocturnal Raids, Arrests Scores

SRINAGAR: Police has begun nocturnal raids in several districts to detain youth suspected of involving in protests. Five youth including two brothers were arrested from Kakapora area of Pulwama district during late night raid.

Those arrested include Aijaz Ahmed Lone, Showkat Ahmed Lone sons of Ghulam Mohidin Lone, Pir Imtiyaz Ali son of Ali Mohammad residents of Kakapora, Jan Mohammad and Fayaz Ahmed residents of Naman Pulwama.

A police official said that police was looking for at least 12 more youth who are wanted in different stone pelting incidents. These youth have fled from their homes and they would be apprehended soon, he said.

Meanwhile, Pattan police arrested at least nine youth including one 14 year old student and a son of police officer during nocturnal raids for their alleged role in violent protests.

Station House Officer Pattan, Mehboob Bandey said that during different nocturnal raids police in Pattan area arrested at least 9 youth. They have been identified as Manzoor Ahmad son of Ghulam Mohi-u-Din War, Nayeem Ahmad Yatoo son of Abdul Majeed Yatoo (Raipora Palhallan), Marouf Ahmad son of Ghulam Hassan Rather (ASI) resident of Shumlaran Chandoosa Baramulla, Firdous Ahmad son of Mohmmad Akbar Baba (Goshibugh Pattan), Nazir Sultan Rather (Buchoo Pattan), Zubair Karim Chopan, Suhail Sultan Dar, Umar Hassan Dar (Renjee Pattan), Nazir Ahmad Sheikh son of Habibullah Sheikh (Parmohalla Pattan), he said.

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Police official said that the accused are involved in damaging police vehicles and assaulting police officers on duty. We have registered cases against all of them vide FIR number 182/2013 under section 148,149,336,332,307,427 RPC and soon we are going to produce Challan against these accused, he said. (CNS)

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