Srinagar17-Mar; Police on Thursday said that they arrested fifteen persons for allegedly indulging in stone pelting on a joint team of security forces during yesterday’s Nowgam encounter.In a statement issued to media, police said that on 16th March, 03 militants were neutralized at Shankarpora Nowgam Srinagar. 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 explosive from the militants.The statement further reads that However, a large unruly mob assembled from adjacent areas of Shankerpora Wanabal carrying lathies and stones in their hands and pelted stones on the deployed nafri. 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 15 identified persons were also arrested in the said case”.“Srinagar Police, requests all citizens to stay away from encounter sites to ensure their safety, keeping in view the likelihood of left over explosives from the militants’’, Concludes the statement.(CNS)
