Government forces-including CRPF, SOG personnel and men from Cargo Srinagar Thursday wrecked havoc in Prichoo area of Pulwama forcing people to flee their homes and take shelter in paddy fields and neighbouring villages.
The ‘highhandedness’ comes a day after an 18 year old boy was killed and over a 100 were injured, many of them critically, as government forces fired pellets and bullets on unarmed civilians.
The government forces have been busy barging into houses in Prichoo village and vandalizing property and thrashing anybody who comes their way.
“The terrified villagers have fled their homes and taken shelter elsewhere. The village tells a tale of absolute destruction,” a local said.
Locals said that a police officer from Cargo Srinagar has been brought into Pulwama in place of ASP Azhar Baba, who was injured Wednesday in a mysterious blast, which police said was a grenade attack from militants.
“The new officer is accompanied with 4 mobile bunkers and personnel from the Cargo and overseeing the terror that government forces are collectively unleashing in the area,” sources said.
They alleged hundreds of residential houses have been ransacked and looted in the area since early morning.