Several youth arrested for arson, stone pelting at encounter site in Srinagar's Nowgam: Police

Asks citizens not to approach encounter site till it is cleared from security point of view

Asks citizens not to approach encounter site till it is cleared from security point of view

 
Srinagar, Mar 17 (KNS): Several youth were arrested for arson and stone pelting on security forces at encounter site in Nowgam area of Srinagar on Wednesday, police said here today. 
 
In a statement, issued to Kashmir News Service (KNS), a police spokesperson said three dreaded categorized terrorists of LeT/TRF were neutralized at Shankarpora locality of Nowgam on Wednsday and as per the SOP, the site was being cleared to ensure the safety of citizens. 
 
"Accordingly, signboards were also placed around the site of encounter, while it was being sanitized, to dissuade citizens from approaching the site prior to sanitization with regard to any left-over explosives from terrorists that could cause damage to locals," reads the statement. 
 
It reads that, however, a large unruly mob consisting of young boys assembled near from adjacent areas near Shankerpora Wanabal carrying lathis and stones in their hands and tried to pelt stones on security forces, who was asking them not to approach the site of encounter before being cleared of explosive debris. 
 
"In order to disperse the mob smoke shells were used, as per the SOPs. Accordingly Case FIR No. 46/2022 under relevant sections of law stands registered in PS Nowgam and some youths were identified from videos and from initial investigation, many of these were picked up and are being examined in the said case," it reads. 
 
It further reads that some of them have been arrested as well. "Srinagar Police, requests all citizens to stay away from encounter sites so to to ensure their own safety, keeping in view the likelihood of left over explosives from the terrorists," it reads. (KNS)

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