Arrest of youths spark protest in Nowgam Author: Neyaz Elahi | Kashmir Headline Published on: November, 08 2014 06:54 IST 0 Google +0 0 0 0 Srinagar: Random arrest of youths who reportedly clashed with police after Chattergam killings sparked a massive protest at Nowgam Bypass on Saturday. Hundreds of vehicles got stranded on the Bypass while protestors mostly women amid pro-freedom slogans demanded immediate arrest of erring Army soldiers and immediate release of four youth who according to them were arrested by police on stone-pelting charges. Eyewitnesses told CNS that hundreds of people including women and youths assembled at Nowgam chowk and marched towards Bypass. As the procession was on its way towards Bypass, the shopkeepers in the area downed their shutter and observed a shutdown. The protestors blocked road at Nowgam Bypass and demanded immediate release of the youth. The protestors said that police have arrested four youths who have been lodged in Nowgam Police Station. They identified the arrested youth as Towseef Ahmed Wani resident of Charipora, Irfan Qadir Bhat of Padshahi Bagh, Muhammad Amir of Methan and Imtiyaz Ahmed of Nowgam. The protestors rebuked Army for announcing compensation in favour of the slain families. “We don’t need compensation and jobs but demand that killers should be hanged. Can their (Army’s) compensation bring back our two boys,” one of the protestors told CNS. Reports said that due to protest the traffic on the bypass was badly hit. Hundredsd of vehicles, including those belonging to security forces were stranded on the highway as demonstrators refused to allow traffic, demanding arrest of soldiers and immediate release of youth. Pertinently, the soldiers of 53 RR killed two students at Chattergam earlier this week that sparked massive protests in the area. Army has already taken responsibility of the killings and have started a time bound probe into the matter. (CNS)
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