Police resort to lathi-charge to disperse stone pelters near Sarore toll plaza

𝐕𝐞𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐥 𝐨𝐧 𝐉𝐚𝐦𝐦𝐮-𝐏𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐨𝐭 𝐍𝐇

𝐒𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐚 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐛𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞 𝐛𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐡 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐨𝐝𝐠𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭

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Samba: Police fired tear gas shells and resorted to lathi-charge as a protest to demand the closure of Sarore toll plaza on the Jammu-Pathankot Highway in Samba district and release of detained Yuva Rajput Sabha activists turned violent on Tuesday, officials said.
Authorities had imposed Section 144 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC), which forbids the gathering of four or more people at a particular place, in and around the toll plaza late Monday after the Yuva Rajput Sabha held a protest demanding its closure.
So far, police have detained 26 people and arrested one for violating prohibitory orders, they said.
On Tuesday, the protesters blocked the highway for more than four hours.
“The protesters resorted to stone-pelting during the demonstration. We used mild cane charge and used tear gas to disperse them,” Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Samba, Benam Tosh told PTI.
The situation is under control, he added.
On Monday, hundreds of Yuva Rajput Sabha activists held a protest demanding the removal of the toll plaza alleging that it was set up in violation of rules. Some of them even tried to damage the structure, police said. Several other organisations, including trade bodies, have also demanded the closure of the toll plaza.