The Villagers from bordering Himachal Pradesh attacked a police party from Jammu and Kashmir after the team raided a house to recover a girl from Doda ‘eloped’ with a youth.
Reports said that parents of girl from Doda had registered a report that a youth ‘abducted’ their daughter. After investigation it surfaced that the accused was present in Jaladi village of Himachal Pradesh’s Chamba district-bordering Jammu and Kashmir.
Reports added that a police party from Doda raided the suspected house on Friday morning to recover the girl, but the villagers attacked them with stones. Police in retaliation fired tear smoke shells.
A police official from Doda said that raid was conducted after proper permission sought and intimation given to police in Chamba district of Himachal. He said villagers tried to defend and support the accused and they are in touch with Himachal police and further course of action will be taken shortly.
Meanwhile Hindustan Times quoted the DySP of the region as saying, “When the residents objected, the Jammu and Kashmir Police clashed with them and fired teargas shells at the villagers.”
“As the situation worsened, local residents informed the Himachal Pradesh Police after which a team from the Kihar police station was rushed to the spot to bring the situation under control,” he said.
Some villagers were injured in the melee and were taken to the Kihar community health centre for treatment.
