JAMMU, July 4 -- The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has refused to quash FIR No. 57/2024 registered at Police Station Bakshi Nagar in connection with the alleged attack on Police Post Sarwal. Justice Sanjay Dhar dismissed the petitions filed by accused Pardeep Khanna, Veenu Khanna, Rajeshwar Khanna, Parth Khanna and Aditya Khanna, holding that the FIR discloses prima facie cognizable offences, including assault on police personnel, damage to public property, storming of Police Post Sarwal and forcible rescue of a person from police custody.

According to the prosecution, the accused were called to Police Post Sarwal for questioning on the basis of complaints. However, instead of cooperating with the police, they allegedly launched...