J&K CM seeks report from police on incidents in "disturbing"

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Press Trust of India Srinagar
Last Updated : Apr 14 2017 | 4:07 PM IST
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti has sought a report from the state police on the "disturbing" videos of "unacceptable" incidents which have emerged from the Budgam district from the day of polling for the Srinagar Lok Sabha seat.
The Chief Minister expressed concern over the disturbing videos being circulated on social media and has directed the police to "submit a detailed report about the incidents so that necessary action is taken", official sources said.
They said Mehbooba, while expressing concern over the incidents caught on camera, has maintained that such incidents were "unacceptable".
Three videos from the polling day in Srinagar Lok Sabha seat have gone viral here.
In one of the vidoes, a CRPF man on polling duty is seen being heckled by protestors in Chadoora area of Budgam district.
In the second video, a stone-pelting protestor is shot dead by security forces personel from close range outside a polling station.
In another video, army men have tied a youth to a jeep for using as a human shield against stone-pelters in Beerwah area of the district on April 9.

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First Published: Apr 14 2017 | 4:07 PM IST

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