Srinagar: Police on Friday arrested two Ward Officers of Srinagar Municipal Corporation for allegedly assaulting and threatening Joint Commissioner Planning of the Corporation.
A police official said they took strong cognizance of the matter and has registered a case under FIR No. 122/2020 under section 353 IPC against Ward Officers Riyaz Ahmad and Irshad Ahmad, in Police Station Shaheed Gunj on the basis of complaint of Joint Commissioner/Planning Ghulam Hassan.He said that police have taken the duo into custody and have kept them in Shaheed Gunj Police Station.Earlier Joint Commissioner Planning had alleged that two Ward Officers have threatened him to grant illegal permissions for constructing their houses in Hyderpora, outskirts of Srinagar. Hassan had also alleged that the duo have been organizing protest against him in SMC.
