CRPF men assault scribe in Bemina

Srinagar: Notwithstanding the repeated assurances by the government, media persons continue to be at the receiving end of assault of the paramilitary CRPF and police in Kashmir Valley.
On Wednesday, Sanam Ajaz, assistant Managing Director Kashmir, JK Networks was beaten so much by the CRPF personnel that he had two stitches in his head.
“I was on way to office from Bemina and as soon as I reached near JVC hospital, a group of CRPF men pounced upon me and beat me up ruthlessly,” Sanam  said.
He said that the paramilitary men even refused to check his curfew pass, issued recently by the district administration, leave alone honoring it.    “Likely enough, JVC hospital was around the place otherwise it would have been a different story as I might not been talking at all. There are two stitches in my head while my entire body has bruises.”
Meanwhile, the newspapers in Kashmir failed to hit stands for third day today in wake of the curfew and dishonoring of the special passes by police and CRPF. (PBI)