Police accuses Army officials of beating cop, SPO

Jammu, Feb 18 (UNI) The Jammu and Kashmir Police today accused some army personnel, including a captain and two junior commission officers (JCOs), of beating a police constable and a Special Police Officer (SPO) and snatching their weapons and Rs 70,000 at Gowari under Gandoh police station in Doda district.

According to a written statement issued by the Police Control Room, Jammu, constable Balwant Singh of Doda police station along with one SPO were on their way to Tipri and on reaching Gowari, an army Captain along with other army officials waylaid the police personnel and took to an army camp.

The police said gun-point both of them were mercilessly beaten and the armymen took away their cash and weapons.

Both of them were admitted to the SDH hospital, Gandoh. A case was registered in this regard.

Meanwhile, army sources refused comment on the incident.

UNI