Over 20 teachers injured in lathicharge in Jammu

Jammu, Jan 10 (UNI) As many as 20 teachers and two security personnel were injured when police resorted to lathicharge after they tried to approach Civil Secretariate and state Legislature premises here in Jammu and Kashmir today, official sources said.

Rehber-e-Taleem (ReT) teacher gathered at City Chowk at Shalamar in front of south gate of legislature and secretariate.

During a demonstration, police lathicharged and fired tear gas.

According to report, a Kashmiri Research scholar ws beaten and his clothes were striped off by security forces in the train running from Jhansi to Guwalior in Madhya Pradesh.

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