Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Aug 26 : Two persons were today arrested by Police for raising pro-freedom slogans during a Mauharram procession on the outskirts of Srinagar.
The arrests, police said were made after a video surfaced on social media in which mourners were found chanting “pro-Azadi slogans” during Mauharram Procession.
“Police Station Parimpora has taken cognizance. The police has acted swiftly and identified the location which is situated at the end of Hokersar Nowpora Bund, about 2.5 kms inside the Hokersar road,”a police official said.
“The area is isolated and there was no history of organising any such unlawful gathering before, neither was there input of any gathering or procession nor was there any police presence, as the area is far from main Imambara (which is on the bund of Hokersar lake).”
Police official said that some boys from adjoining area of Budgam led by Sajad Hussain Parray son of Mohammad Yousuf Parray of Nawpora Gund Hassi Bhat, Arif Ahmad Dar son of Mohammad Akbar Dar of Gund Hassi Bhat near J&K Bank and Raja Mehboob son of Mehboob Hussain of Gund Hassi Bhat took advantage of the area and assembled here and raised pro Azadi slogans.
Police said: “In this regard a formal case has been registered under FIR No 177/2020 U/S 13 ULA(P) Act ,143,188,269 IPC against the above accused.”
“Midnight raids were conducted in which two persons have been arrested and further arrests are expected in the case the investigation is going on.”
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