Police cut shop locks of protesting traders in Srinagar’s Lal Chowk, allege traders
The Hindu
Personnel on patrol were providing ‘security’ to shopkeepers, says police official.
Srinagar’s commercial hub Lal Chowk on Thursday witnessed a face-off between shopkeepers and the police over observing a shutdown on the second anniversary of the revocation of the J&K’s special constitutional position. Several shopkeepers at Polo View, Residency Road, Lambert Lane and Regal Chowk alleged that the police personnel in civvies cut locks with hacksaw and iron rods to lift the shutters of the closed shops. It started around 10:30 a.m. after the shopkeepers decided against opening them.More Related News