SHO MANHANDLED BY ARMY .FIR LODGED

Shyam Sood
Rajouri :–Political /social activists, members of civil society have held protests at several places in Rajouri after an alleged manhandling of Sameer Jillani, SHO Rajouri police station by the army men deployed in Check Post at Poshana on the historic Mughal Road.
The incident took place in the afternoon when the SHO was on way to Kashmir after his mother was not well.
Protestors demanded action against those involved in the manhandling of the SHO and said: “The people in case of any emergency journey to Kashmir facing undue harassment in the name of checking/ frisking at this check post.
Sources said that as Sameer Jillani was in a hurry to reach home in Kashmir to meet his ailing mother, he might have entered into a verbal duel after an unnecessary delay in the checking and was later manhandled by the soldiers.
Protesters also demanded the replacement of the RR personnel presently manning the check post.
Senior Army and Police officers rushed to the spot after getting information about the unwanted incident that could have been avoided.
After medical check up of Sameer Jillani, SHO a case under sections 341/342 &323 IPC has been registered at Surankot police station and the police have started an investigation in this matter.
Meanwhile, SSP, Poonch said: “Under relevant sections of law FIR has been registered against said personnel in Police station Surankot in connection with today’s incident on manhandling of a police officer at the Poshana Check post on Mughal road”.
Further investigation and legal proceedings going on, he added.