Excelsior Correspondent
RAJOURI, Apr 19: The people from one community today held strong protest and blocked Rajouri-Budhal road at Palma after sacrilegious act .
The protesters raised barricades on the road and disrupted movement of traffic for about two hours, demanding action against the accused involved in the anti-social and criminal act. The protesting people alleged that some miscreants entered the cattle-shed of one Rattan Lal at Palma last night and resorted to sacrilegious act. They also extensively damaged the private parts of the milch animal.
In the morning when the family came to know about the matter, they narrated the matter to the neighbours. Upon this, the people turned furious and filled with great anger. A large number of villagers taking serious note of the matter came out on Rajouri-Budhal road at around 9 am and stalled the movement of vehicles. They started protest raising slogans against administration and demanded that accused involved in hurting religious sentiments of one community and indulging in criminal act be placed behind the bars.
The district administration sensing communal tension deployed security force men in the area. SSP and ADC Rajouri also reached there after some time. After long discussion with the protesting people, they managed to pacify them. They assured that an inquiry would be conducted and accused will be arrested shortly. Then people cleared the road.
Meanwhile, the police claimed to have arrested three suspects in this connection. They included a domestic servant of the family. They are identified as Mohd Irshad and Abdul Majid from Peerhi and Mohd Shahzad from Palma. Police has registered a case in this connection.
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