Excelsior Correspondent
MENDHAR, May 4: The people staged strong protest demonstration against police for its inaction in kidnapping case of a college girl and blocked Mendhar-Harni road for over three hours.
SSP Poonch and Addl SP rushed to the spot after they came to know that a strong mob of over 1000 villagers was protesting against SHO Gursai demanding his removal and seeking arrest of the kidnappers. They sat on the road and also raised barricades at around 4 pm disrupting movement of traffic.
The girl namely Nooreen Sayed, student of BA Part-II of GDC Mendhar was allegedly kidnapped by Dr Sarfraz Ahmed, son of an ASI, Mohd Hussain three days back. The family lodged an FIR against doctor and his brother Muzaffar (also a Govt employee) with Gursai police. But police failed to trace the girl and arrest accused.
Today, the family members managed to trace the girl from the possession of the accused family in Akhnoor area. This caused strong resentment against the police role. A large number of villagers including Sarpanch, Panches came out on the road and started strong protest.
They shouted slogans against SHO and District Police. They alleged that due to influence of ASI, Mohd Hussain, I/C PP Saujian, the Gursai police did not take any action despite registration of case FIR No. 29/2012. No accused was arrested in this connection. They said both the sons are Government employees. While one is doctor another is in Education department.
Later, SSP Poonch Shamsheer Hussain and Additional SP Yougal Manhas reached the spot. They assured the people to take action in this regard. Later on, the assurance of new SSP, the agitating public lifted dharna and allowed vehicular traffic on the road.