Excelsior Correspondent
RAMBAN Oct 18: Protests broke out in Banihal town today against the sacrilegious act by a crackers manufacturing company with the people observing complete shut down for several hours and disrupting the vehicular traffic on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway.
Reports said that protests started when the people noticed Quran verses written on the wrappers of crackers being burnt by some children as part of Eid celebrations. As the news about sacrilegious act spread, people closed their respective business establishments as mark of protest and held massive demonstration in the main market.
The protesters even blocked the vehicular traffic on Jammu-Srinagar National Highway for more than two hours demanding stern action against the crackers manufacturing company.
On getting information about the protests and bandh, SP Ramban along with Additional Deputy Commissioner and Assistant Commissioner Revenue rushed to Banihal to pacify the agitating people.
More than two hour long protests and bandh came to an end only after the Police registered FIR against the crackers manufacturing company for hurting the religious sentiments.
A case FIR No.163 under Section 295 and 295-A was registered against the crackers manufacturing company namely Assam Tiger.
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