20 hurt in clashes in J&K
At least 20 persons, including eight security personnel, were injured on Tuesday as fresh clashes erupted in parts of the Valley, where curfew remained in force in three towns as a precautionary measure following the death of an injured person at a hospital here.
The clashes took place at Palhallan-Pattan in Baramulla district, Habbkadal, Bemina and Batmaloo in Srinagar, Pulwama and Bandipora district towns even as normal activities resumed for the day as authorities eased restrictions coinciding with a break in strikes called by separatists.
Mohammad Abbas Dobi, who was injured during a clash between a stone pelting mob and security forces in Mattan town of Anantnag district, 70 km from here, on August 13, succumbed to his wounds in the Soura Medical Institute this morning, a police spokesman said. He said a retired assistant sub-inspector of J&K police Mohammad Yousuf Khan was killed on the spot when an “unknown” vehicle hit him at Nund Reshi colony in the jurisdiction of police station Batmaloo during a demonstration in the area around 3 pm. —PTI
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Omar pardons cop who hurled shoe
Srinagar, Aug. 17: In a goodwill gesture to coincide with the holy Ramzan month, J&K chief minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday pardoned suspended head constable Abdul Ahad Jan who had flung a shoe towards him during a function and ordered his release.
Mr Abdullah also ordered the police to withdraw the case against Mr Jan.
Releasing Mr Jan on extremely compassionate grounds, Mr Abdullah called him to his residence and gave a patient hearing after which he directed his office to send some one to accompany him to his native village so that he could be with his family members during the fasting month, an official spokesman said.
Mr Jan was taken into custody immediately after he hurled a shoe towards the chief minister. —PTI
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