Doda, July 29

A case has been registered against the quick reaction team of the Army in Banihal for alleged beating up an engineering student who overtook an Army vehicle on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway on Monday.

Eyewitnesses told The Tribune that an engineering student, Junaid Bin Ashraf Mir, a resident of Cheril, Banihal, was beaten up by the quick reaction team of the Army when he overtook their vehicle.

“After the youth was beaten up, locals held a protest against the Army and blocked the highway,” said an eyewitness.

As things started to go out of control, the police swung into action and lodged an FIR against the Army.

This is the first such case registered against the Army since the traffic restriction was imposed on the highway. People have been facing problems as civilian vehicles cannot overtake the security forces vehicles. — TNS