Excelsior Correspondent
RAMBAN, June 24: A case was registered against eight Army personnel for allegedly roughing up three people in Mahoo area, police sources said.
The case under FIR Number 128/2021 under Sections 341, 323, 382 and 147 IPC was registered at Banihal police station against a column of eight personnel of a 23 Rashtriya Rifles unit on the complaint of a sarpanch.
The Sarpanch, Panchayat Mahoo Abdul Rehman Bhat, came at Police Post Khari along with the injured–Mohammad Rafiq, Bilal Ahmad and Abdul Rasheed and alleged that they were beaten up by the troops without any provocation when they were going to Upper Trana forest area for buying sheep and goats.
The complainant also alleged that the troops also snatched their mobile phones and some cash from them at Gadha Nala, sources said, adding police have taken cognizance of the matter and accordingly registered a case against the army personnel.
Sources said the injured have been admitted to Public Health Centre Khari and are undergoing treatment.
Meanwhile, the locals, DDC and BDC members also held protest at Khari market and demanded strict action against the army personnel.
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