Army jawans attack Railway Police station in Kathua

[Daredevil]

It's soldiers vs GRP after cell charger tiff

The Kathua railway station platform in Jammu was turned into a battleground by the troops of the Indian Army's 225 Field Regiment as they attacked a Government Railway police station and mercilessly beat up policemen on duty late Monday night.

One of the critically-hurt jawans received six stitches to his forehead while five others were hospitalised.

The Army jawans allegedly vandalised GRP post and forcibly dragged one of the GRP men to a nearby unit before returning for negotiations to hush up the matter in the office of Superintendent of Police, Kathua.

Sources said the ugly brawl between the Armymen and the GRP men started around 9.30 pm after one of the GRP men stationed near the doorframe metal detector objected to the behaviour of a jawan waiting to board the train. The soldier was keen to use the same switchboard where the metal detector was plugged in to charge his mobile handset.

The jawan, identified as Sepoy Deepak Kumar, lost his temper after being told by the GRP men on duty not to switch off the metal detector for security reasons. Instead of complying, official sources claimed the sepoy of 225 Field Regiment attacked the GRP constable on duty.

When other GRP men arrived on the scene they escorted him to their police station for questioning. The Army jawan sent a SOS to his unit and after some time a large group of soldiers cordoned off the GRP post and beat up policemen on duty.

Official sources confirmed a Lt-Colonel rank officer, three captains and two subedar majors were leading the group of jawans who stormed the GRP post and beat up policemen present there. Presence of about a dozen heavily armed men from the quick reaction team of the Army triggered panic among the passengers.

Eyewitness reports said as large number of Armymen stormed the GRP post at the Kathua railway station late Monday evening as the railway staff, local shopkeepers and passengers ran helter-skelter apprehending firing.

The critically injured head constable Jarnail Singh, who is now admitted in the Kathua hospital, said, "It was around 10 pm. He was present in the GRP post when a group of heavily armed Army men attacked their post and thrashed 'Munshi' and other jawans mercilessly. The Army jawans then attacked me and pushed me to the ground."

Terming it an "unfortunate incident", Superintendent Police, GRP, Shiv Kumar told The Pioneer that such incidents should not happen with jawans of the belt forces. "We have registered two FIR's against Lt Col AU Khan, Capt Tyagi and Sepoy Deepak Kumar of 225 Field Regiment Kalibari for attempt to murder, rioting, abduction and assault on policemen." Interestingly, Army officers refused to take calls on telephone. Meanwhile, a team of senior officers of the Army met GRP officers late Tuesday evening to hold some more negotiations but no official statement was issued by the office of the Defence spokesperson.

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[ice berg]

Official sources confirmed a Lt-Colonel rank officer, three captains and two subedar majors were leading the group of jawans who stormed the GRP post and beat up policemen present there. Presence of about a dozen heavily armed men from the quick reaction team of the Army triggered panic among the passengers.

Surprising that senior officers leaded the charge. :shocked:

 

[Ankit Purohit]

i think Army officer have some strong reason for attack

 

[Cliff@sea]

Kathua Incident: Army Terms Charges as Baseless


The Army today termed as "baseless" the charges that its jawans ransacked a police station in Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua district and beat up GRP personnel there.

"The charges levelled against Army are totally baseless with a malafide intent," the Army said in a statement issued today, accusing the GRP and local police of "manipulating" the whole matter "by using their influence over the media."

"No police station was ransacked, the alleged kidnapping of GRP personnel did not take place as he (the GRP constable) willingly accompanied Army personnel to lodge the FIR and no GRP personnel was thrashed or beaten up as alleged in few media reports," the release said.

Giving details of the incident, it said one of the two jawans, who were waiting for their train at Kathua railway station, went to charge battery of his mobile phone from a plug point installed near the entrance when a GRP personnel objected and "started abusing" him.

Although the jawan "immediately apologised" and removed his phone, the GRP person, who was "visibly in a drunken state", called up his colleagues and started beating him, it said.

"All of them started beating up the jawan and dragged him to the GRP Office at Kathua Railway Station," the release said.

The another jawan, who was informed by a local boy, was also "abused" and "dragged" by the GRP personnel when he went at the GRP office for the help of his colleague.

"He (the second jawan) managed to escape and immediately informed the unit on mobile phone. Meanwhile, the abducted jawan was severely beaten by over 15 personnel of GRP with their rifle butts, belts and sticks," the release said.

The release said that by the time Army officials reached at the site, all GRP personnel had "moved away from the place of incident, except a head constable who also appeared to be in drunken state."

On being enquired about the incident, the constable "did not respond" and "refused" to give contact details of his seniors to whom the army officials wanted to speak, the release said.

Army representatives waited for more than one hour to talk to appropriate authorities, "but nobody turned up", it said.

"Finally the Army representatives asked the GRP personnel to accompany them to Kathua police station, to which the head constable willingly agreed. However, the other constable did not relent and ran out in a haste injuring himself as he fell down," the release said.

It further alleged that when the army demanded for a medical examination of the constable for intoxication, the district hospital authorities "did not undertake the blood test" stating that required facilities were not available.

"Most shockingly, they declared him 'not intoxicated' by merely checking his body movements," it said.

http://news.outlookindia.com/items.aspx?artid=775049



So The Police is acting with a malafide Intent
The Media is sold out
and even Medical practitioners are conspiring against the army

Hmmm . . . . interesting !!

Seems like the whole establishment wants to malign the name the Army , fascinating story i must say .

I hope that this case atleast gets tried in a Civil Court .

It will entertaining to hear even the Judiciary has been compromised.

 

[Cliff@sea]

J-K police asks Army to hand over Lt Col, others in attempt to murder case : India Today

 

[Kunal Biswas]

The jawan, identified as Sepoy Deepak Kumar, lost his temper after being told by the GRP men on duty not to switch off the metal detector for security reasons. Instead of complying, official sources claimed the sepoy of 225 Field Regiment attacked the GRP constable on duty.

Utter BS..

 

[Cliff@sea]

Although the jawan "immediately apologised" and removed his phone, the GRP person, who was "visibly in a drunken state", called up his colleagues and started beating him, it said.
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However, the other constable did not relent and ran out in a haste injuring himself as he fell down," the release said.

God's own truth

 

[Kunal Biswas]

God's own truth

Can be very true..

The thing is why in J&K Station, Why not other places....

But drunken / irritated constable is common in Police stations..

 

[Cliff@sea]

Can be very true..

Just as the other version can be true as well

The thing is why in J&K Station, Why not other places....

Not just J&K


I have the highest regard for the army

All i m asking for is independent investigation, With no preconceived bias .

And a civil court trial

Either party could be wrong.

 

[Kunal Biswas]

Just as the other version can be true as well

All i m asking for is independent investigation, With no preconceived bias .

Regarding Pune case, there is a thread here somewhere, We know what those police did there, So does in Kolkata..

Do you know Assam Rifles which is not Army, I assume you dont know that..


Looking all these, I wont even think about Civil and that is even about a independent investigation..

 

[Cliff@sea]

Looking all these, I wont even think about Civil and that is even about a independent investigation..

So a Military Tribunal for trying an accused from the Military when the accusers are civilians

Independent investigation . . . NO GO !

Justice indeed !!

 

[Kunal Biswas]

What you know about Military Tribunal ?

Have you seen or heard any ? going on your own conclusion based on your imagination..

Just like your argument based on media report about religion based, And when talking media, This is not the first time they are making such reports recently..

 

[Cliff@sea]

What you know about Military Tribunal ?

Nothing .

Not a single army man here has even for a moment stopped to consider that the charges may also be valid.

I can feel Justice denied when a proposal for Independent Investigation is shunned right at the start.

 

[Cliff@sea]

Just like your argument based on media report about religion based..

I have already explained why i highlighted the religion .

 

[Kunal Biswas]

Nothing.

I can feel Justice denied when a proposal for Independent Investigation is shunned right at the start.

According to you here, Civil runs the independent investigation..

That is good enough to know you are here bias in your approach from beginning..



Rest i dont feel i should reply..

I would rather think there are many cctv cameras in the area specially Jammu station, How come nothing shown yet ..

I have already explained why i highlighted the religion .

Which in any case dead wrong, Not by me but any one who been there and lived there for years..

 

[Cliff@sea]

According to you here, Civil runs the independent investigation..

That is good enough to know you are here bias in your approach from beginning..

Let there be both Civilians and Military personnel in the investigation committee .

I would rather think there are many cctv cameras in the area specially Jammu station, How come nothing shown yet .

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The Army has claimed in the media, that an army men was beaten up , how come his pictures have not been released in the media yet .

 

[W.G.Ewald]

Now, what was the Army doing in an area of prostitutes?

We used to have boards in our time clearly indicating "Out of Bounds for Military Personnel" and if someone was desperate and went, but got caught, there was hell to pay!

Police are pimps, not only as you say for prostitutes, but also pimps to cover up all errors of the high and mighty and that is also pimping!

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