After the Pulwama encounter that sparked clashes, police have so for arrested 17 youth including a Lecturer.
Three militants including and IED expert Ikram alias Faujibhai and two locals militants were killed in Kangan village of South Kashmir’s Pulwama district on June 3.
Local told news agency KNT that since June 3, police in multiple raids have arrested 17 youth on the allegations of stone-pelting. They said that among the arrested persons, one is a Lecturer who according to them was picked up in place of his brother.
All these youth are the residents of Muran village of the district.
Locals identified the arrested youth as Ajaz Darzi, Abdul Rashid Darzi, Mehraj Dhobi, Nazir Dhobi, Mukhtar Sheikh, Bashir Sheikh, Showkat Sheikh, Ali Muhammad Sheikh, Rizwan Sheikh, Muhammad Shafi Sheikh, Abdul Latif Sheikh, Muhammad Ismail Sheikh, Muhammad Yousuf Yatoo, Mehraj Ganaie, Khazir Ganaie, Shabir Wani, Abdul Rasheed Wani, Hilal Malyar, Muhammad Abdullah Malyar, Adil Ganaie, Bashir Ganai, Mohsin Sheikh, Muhamamd Ashraf Sheikh, Irfan Yatoo, Irfan Rather, Ajaz Sheikh, Abdul Salam Sheikh and Tawseef Sheikh.
The Lecturer has been identified as Majid Yousuf Yatoo.
A police official declined to comment on the subject, however, sources said that these people were arrested on charges of stone-pelting. KNT
