FIR against army in Rajouri after illegal construction row

TNN Bureau. Updated: 7/11/2019 1:32:34 PM

Jannu, July 11: Jammu and Kashmir police have registered a case against the army for damaging an under-construction building near a vital army establishment.

The building has been damaged at a time when illegal constructions are becoming grave and the resulting face-off between some locals and army authorities.

Sources told TNN that, six days ago some army men allegedly appeared on a private building construction near army’s ALG ground Rajouri and resorted to dismantling the building.

“Soon after the incident, building owner, who is a retired government officer, lodged his complaint before police and alleged that army men vandalized his under-construction building,” the sources told. On the basis of the complaint and after initial investigation, police has formally registered a case in FIR 408/2019 under sections 447,426,147,342,504,506 RPC against army. When contacted a senior police officer in Rajouri said that FIR has been registered after an owner of an under-construction building lodged complaint along with videos that army men from a camp near his land site dismantled his property in the absence of civilian authorities which is violation of norms.

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