No lady arrested in B’gam Monday evening, only two accused held: Police

Srinagar :The Jammu and Kashmir Police here on Tuesday said that a video has surfaced on social media platforms quoting that a lady alongwith others has been arrested by Police in Budgam during late night hours Monday this week.
Police in a statement issued on Tuesday clarifies its stand by saying that no lady has been arrested by the Police but the fact is that two accused persons identified as Syed FarhatS/o Mohammed Hussain Shah R/o Surasyar Chadoora and Tahir Ahmad Shah S/o Mohammad Maqbool Shah, R/o Panzan Chadoora were arrested. Police in it’s above referred statement also clarified the fact that both the accused were evading their arrest since May-2022 and not attending Police Station/cooperating with Police in Case FIR No. 69/2022 u/s 354, 506, 341 IPC of Police Station Khansahib. Police in it’s statement further said that while effecting their arrest, some of the family members resisted their arrest and created ruckus on the spot including a lady who was forcibly trying to board police vehicle to avoid the arrest of the accused, Stating therein further that later on, the said lady deboarded the vehicle after some locals and relatives persuaded and motivated her.
In the concluding para of it’s above quoted statement advised people not to fall prey to the false information being propagated on social media and avoid sharing such videos without verifying the facts.