Srinagar, Oct 09:
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 that 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.
KNS
has learnt from its sources that WO Riyaz Ahmad is constructing his
house in Hyderpora locality without having a proper permission from
authorities. They said that for smooth construction of his house, he
started threatening the officer for providing him building permission.
Earlier
the said Ward Officer had claimed that he has acquired the permission
from concerned office but after complaints poured in from the locality,
court stayed his construction till further orders. (KNS)