'Won't allow jungle raj in J&K': CM Omar calls for stern action
Jammu, April 15 -- Condemning the Ramban incident, Jammu and Kashmir chief minister (CM) Omar Abdullah on Tuesday urged the lieutenant governor Manoj Sinha (LG) to take stern action against the alleged cow vigilantes involved.
Calling the Ramban incident "unacceptable", the CM said that he won't allow jungle raj in the Union Territory.
Tanveer Ahmed Chopan, 25, of Mundkhal Pogal in Ukhral tehsil, was chased and beaten up by four men, allegedly cow vigilantes, while he was ferrying cattle from Jammu to his native village in his pickup on Sunday.
In a bid to save his life and escape attackers, he jumped into a rivulet (Bisleri nullah) in Makerkoot. The incident took place on Sunday around 1.30 pm and he remains missing since then. A special investigation team was formed on Tuesday to probe the incident and four people were arrested, and a case was registered.
"First of all, this is totally unacceptable..they took law into their hands. Who gave them the permission to take law into their hands? They indulged in 'Goondagardi' here. Tell me, where it has been stated that whosoever is transporting cattle is doing illegal activities," Omar told the media in Bijbehara.
He further said, "They want to have 'jungle raj' in J&K but we won't allow this to happen. I appeal LG to take stern action against those involved. We want the atmosphere to remain good, but there are some people who want to vitiate the atmosphere here and create a communal conflict," Omar further said.
"I want to tell those people who want to vitiate the atmosphere here under the garb of religion, that as long as my government is there, we will never allow them to succeed in J&K," he warned.
Protests erupted in Ramban on Monday after the incident came to light. The victim's family members and locals staged a protest and blocked the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway (NH-44) at Makerkoot for over three hours. While locals alleged that Chopan was chased and attacked by cow vigilantes, police said a probe was underway. The youth, however, who was heading home, had due permission to ferry the bovines, a senior police official had informed.
Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG), Doda Kishtwar Ramban range, Sargun Shakula, said that searches were on to trace the missing youth. "Teams of NDRF, SDRF, local volunteers besides policemen, are continuing with the searches but the missing youth hasn't been traced yet," she said....
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