J&K: Search on after man jumps into stream during cow transport assault; Omar slams 'jungle raj'

SRINAGAR/JAMMU: Search teams fanned retired crossed a upland watercourse successful J&K’s Ramban territory Tuesday, the 3rd time of operations for a 25-year-old antheral feared dormant aft helium jumped into the h2o portion fleeing attackers who chased him implicit transporting cattle.CM Omar Abdullah condemned the assault, calling it “wrong” and accusing the attackers of “murdering an guiltless person”.“These radical instrumentality the instrumentality into their ain hands. Who has fixed them this right? Where is it written that whoever is ferrying cattle is progressive successful amerciable activities?” Omar told reporters successful Anantnag. “They are hooligans. They privation to tally a instrumentality of the jungle here.”Police identified the missing antheral arsenic Tanveer Ahmad Chopan, a nonmigratory of Ramban’s Ukhral area.

Chopan was driving a pick-up motortruck with a cattle and 2 calves from Jammu to his colony Sunday erstwhile helium was allegedly chased successful 2 vehicles, intercepted and beaten. Officials said helium jumped into a rivulet adjacent Ramsoo portion trying to flight and has not been seen since.Omar urged lieutenant politician Manoj Sinha to guarantee strict action. “Those trying to disturb bid indispensable beryllium dealt with severely. This volition nonstop a connection that hooliganism and jungle raj person nary spot successful J&K,” helium said.

More than 100 unit from NDRF, SDRF, constabulary and section volunteers searched downstream stretches, focusing connected ample boulders wherever the assemblage could beryllium trapped. Reinforcements joined from Banihal, Batote and Udhampur.Police formed an SIT and arrested 4 radical nether an FIR registered astatine Ramsoo constabulary station.Anger spilled onto the streets Monday arsenic residents blocked Jammu–Srinagar NH adjacent Makerkoot successful Ramban for astir 4 hours. Traffic resumed aft officials, including DC Mohammad Alyas Khan and SSP Arun Gupta, assured a transparent probe.Internet services, concisely suspended successful Ramban to curb rumours, person been restored. Banihal MLA Sajad Shaheen said residents crossed communities person condemned the attack, calling for accountability and calm.