Excelsior Correspondent
RAJOURI, Dec 26: The relatives of the deceased Wasim Raja from Darhal and other villagers today held strong protest demonstration against Rajouri police and blocked Rajouri-Darhal road near Kheora here today.
The agitating people were demanding handing over of mysterious death case of Wasim to Crime Branch Jammu as the Darhal Police and even the SIT constituted by Rajouri police failed to work out the mysterious death case which was projected as accident by police.
Earlier, some family members and relatives of the youth went to Darhal Police Station and accused police of taking bribe for releasing some youth detained in this connection. They also allegedly ran-sacked furniture there and alleged that police was trying to save some accused persons involved. They alleged that it was blind murder and police was trying to give twist to it.
Later, they moved to the Rajouri town and raised barricades near District Hospital and started protest at around 3.40 PM. They also burnt tyres and started protest demonstration. The road remained blocked for about two hours. SHO, Rajouri went to the spot but the people did not clear the road.
Later, Addl SP Mohd Yousuf and DSP headquarters arrived there. They tried to pacify them and maintained that DySP Zakir Shaheen Mirza and I/CC PP Peeri, SI Abdul Majid were included in the SIT on their request to solve this case and the police was working on it sincerely. Even if they are not satisfied, they can write to the IGP or DGP for handing over case to the Crime Branch. Then the people lifted dharna and cleared the road at around 5.45 PM.
SSP, Rajouri, Suleman Choudhary said that SIT was constituted on the demand of the family members and relatives of the youth Wasim Raja. He said an able police officer Zakir Shaheen was given this task. He said if the family is not satisfied, they are free to write to the DGP or even the IGP for transfer of case to the other wing of State police.
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