MUZAFFARABAD: Clashes between protestors and law enforcers worsened in Azad Jammu and Kashmir leaving a police sub-inspector dead during the wheel-jam and shutter-down strike on Saturday.
As per the reports, the shutter down and wheel-jam strike are being observed to press for demands of cheaper electricity and flour in the region. The strike on the call of the People’s Action Committee is underway for the second day today.
The situation escalated leaving at least one police official dead in Mirpur and more than 90 others injured across AJK, officials said.
Mirpur Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Kamran Ali said that Sub-inspector Adnan Qureshi sustained bullet wounds and later succumbed to injuries in the town of Islamgarh where heavy police contingents were stationed to stop a rally for Muzaffarabad via Kotli and Poonch districts.
Deputy Commissioner (DC) Yasir Riaz and DIG Mirpur Chaudhry Sajjad also reached the hospital to offer condolences to the bereaved family.
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Earlier, the Awami Action Committee (AAC) had announced a long march from Muzaffarabad to Madina Market.
All trade centers, offices, and academic institutions have also been closed in Rawalakot and Mirpur.
The protesters also staged a protest demonstration at the district court demanding the release of the arrested protesters.
