Excelsior Correspondent
RAMBAN, Aug 12: Chanderkote Police arrested two persons for rioting in Ladda Dhar area here today.
As per police sources, a complaint was lodged at Police Station Chanderkote on August 10 this year wherein a complainant stated that few of their persons went to forest in compartment number 33 for grazing of cattle, when suddenly near about 100 people belonging to Gujjar community attacked their cattle and people with sticks and severely injured 12 persons who were grazing the cattle.
The injured persons were identified as Mahinder Singh, son of Shadi Lal, Neelma Devi, wife of Mulk Raj, Himraj, son of Thakur Das, Rafilo Kumar, son of Chandu, Ramesh Kumar, son of Farzangi Ram, Omprakash, son of Chandu, Raju Devi, wife of Himraj, Barfu Devi, wife of Mahinder Singh, Pooja Devi, daughter of Shadi Lal, Shakuntala Devi, daughter of Kartaru, Sanjay Kumar, son of Krishan Lal and Sundra Devi, wife of Mulraj, the complainant stated and added the most of the attackers were unknown but 21 have been identified.
Acting over the complaint, a case FIR Number 103/2021 under Sections 307, 147, 148, 323 and 109 IPC was registered at Police Station Chanderkote and various teams were formed under the supervision of Additional SP Ramban Rajni Sharma to nab the culprits.
Meanwhile, a team from Police Station Chanderkote led by SHO Inspector Vijay Singh Choudhary arrested two accused, who were prime accused in the instant case.
The arrested persons were identified as Mohammad Hussain, son of Saaiyan of Kanachack, at present Ladda Dhar Kriya and Abdul Rashid alias Gattu, son of Ghulam Ali of Kanachack, at present Ladda Dhar.
It is pertinent to mention here that the issue related to the grazing lands is being resolved by the District Administration in collaboration with the Forest Department and in the meanwhile general public is requested to maintain peace in the area.
However, further investigation into the case is going on.