Anantnag: Protests erupted in Botingo, the home of Zahid, the trucker who succumbed to burn injuries after he and two others were attacked in Udhampur by a mob.
Five out of eight involved in attack have been booked under Public Safety Act. The incident took place earlier this month. The truckers were attacked after they were stopped during a day-long strike called by various Hindu outfits following recovery of three carcasses of cows in the local area.
Seven persons were arrested for criminal assault on the truck and searches are on for one absconding.
The entire incident was recorded on CCTV and two attackers were arrested immediately by the policemen deployed on patrolling duty. Later, two more persons were arrested and a manhunt was launched for three others. The arrested include Harish Katoch Bal Bahadur, Sandoor Singh and Suneet Singh. All are residents of Udhampur in Jammu region.
The truck was on its way to Srinagar from Jammu and was stationary near Shiv Nagar area as traffic on Jammu-Srinagar National Highway was stopped in view of the strike called by various Hindu outfits following recovery of three carcasses in the district.
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