Clashes erupted in the premises of a quarantine center here in Nagam Chadoora after people quarantined in the building and their relatives accused administration of delay in declaring the tests of quarantined people.
Eyewitnesses said that the relatives of the quarantined people assembled in the premises of Quarantine Centre and alleged that despite taking samples on 12 May at Udhampur, the test reports are awaited and they have already come for a new test.
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As the people started assembling in large number, policemen present their tried to disperse them while they raised anti-police slogans. The Policemen barged inside the premises of the the quarantine ground and thrashed many including the quarantined.
“My sister was thrashed, hit on her head with a baton without any provocation, she has almost died, i hope she lives,” a boy said.
The Kashmiriyat tried to contact the SSP of Budgam, however no response was received. A police official said that miscreants tried to create ruckus inside the quarantine centre, and they were dispersed peacefully.
(With inputs from Press Trust of Kashmir)