537 cases filed against rioters in four districts

Tribune News Service

Srinagar, August 23

The J&K Police have registered 537 cases against rioters in four districts of south Kashmir which have been the epicentre of the present unrest.

“In the past 44 days, the police have registered 537 cases against the rioters and anti-national elements. As many as 381 miscreants have been arrested and booked under relevant provisions of the law,” an official spokesman said in Srinagar. “Numerous rioters also got injured in action by the police and security forces while controlling the law and order situation," he said.

The spokesman said the police had remained on the forefront while dealing with the law and order situation all over the state.

“All police stations and posts in south Kashmir are fully functional and are working round-the-clock with the aid of other security agencies in bringing the situation under control. The police have risen to the occasion and faced the challenges with tremendous restraint despite grave provocations in the form of mobs attacking police establishments, vehicles and personnel,” he said.

“Due to the ongoing problems, there is a very high concentration of security forces deployed at Tral and there are no inputs regarding running of any terrorist training camp,” the spokesman said.

Following the killing of militant commander Burhan Wani, a resident of Tral last month, Kashmir has been on the boil which has so far left 67 people dead.