Hundreds of protesters attacked the residence of MLA Shopian, Advocate Mohammad Yousuf Bhat last night and set his guard room ablaze however, PDP leader was not present.
Sources said that police raided many residences in Mimender, area of Shopian during night to arrest youth however, police party faced stiff resistance from the people who hold nocturnal protests and foiled police attempt to arrest youth.
Local sources said that soon after police party left the spot, angry protesters attacked nearby residence of Bhat.
They pelted stones on Bhat’s house and attacked even PSO’s guarding it, they said.
Seeing the intensity of the attack, the PSO’s guarding PDP leader’s residence fled the spot, they said adding “angry people set the guard room on fire.”
When contacted, advocate Bhat confirmed the attack on his house and said that nobody was present there at the time of attack.