Five suspected places excavated in Bhaderwah

Doda, Feb 6 (UNI) Under tight security cover and presence of civil authorities, police officials and relatives of 17 missing persons evacuated as many as five sites in Bhaderwah in Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir.

According to the official sources, reports of 17 missiing people are registered in Bhadarwah police station. Sites, suspected to have remains of the missing people, were excavated by the relatives of the missing persons by the permission of the local administration.

Five sites were excavated but nothing was found. The grave digging work was completed in the presence of Sub District Magistrate, Tehsildar, ASP, doctors and the president of Anjuman Islamia Bhadarwah.

SDM Bhadarwah appealed to the people to maintain peace and to cooperate with the administration without indulging in ''rumours and false propaganda mooted by anti-social elements.'' Earlier, a large number of the people observed complete bandh in Bhaderwah demanding excavations in the security force camp, where troops have been occupying for the past 14 years.

On the call of Anjuman Islamia Jamia Masjid Bhadarwah, people came on to the streets demanding the digging at the army camp at tourist hut, Dandi, two km from Bhaderwah town.

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