Around dozen people injured after mob allegedly attacks MLA Gurez's rally

Srinagar, Oct 30: At least a dozen people were injured after MLA Gurez Nazir Ahmad Khan's rally was allegedly attacked by a mob in Gujran area of Tulail in north Kashmir's Bandipora district yesterday evening, officials said.

Quoting an official, news agency KNO reported that the mob attacked the rally in Gujran, resulting in injuries to around dozen people while several vehicles were also damaged.

He said that the injured were taken to a hospital for treatment from where three among them were referred to a hospital in Srinagar.

The official stated that a case has been registered under relevant sections of the law, and further investigation is ongoing. However, no arrests have been made so far, he said.

As clashes ensued, police arrived at the scene and used smoke shells to disperse the mob and brought the situation under control.

Meanwhile, MLA Gurez Nazir Ahmad Khan accused BJP workers and relatives of BJP leader Faqeer Mohammad Khan, who lost the election against him, of targeting the rally.

In response, DDC Tulail Ajaz Ahmad Khan, son of BJP leader Faqeer Khan said that the people in Nazir Khan's rally threw stones at their workers' homes and provoked them.

The villagers resisted, leading to clashes that resulted in "injuries to our workers and damage to several houses," he claimed.