Muzaffarabad Jail Clash
Pakistan: Six policemen, two prisoners hurt in Muzaffarabad jail clash
Muzaffarabad, Pakistan: At least six policemen and two inmates were wounded in a clash after the administration launched a search operation in Central Jail on the outskirts of Pakistan's Muzaffarabad city on Saturday.
According to Divisional Commissioner Masoodur Rehman, the operation was launched after reports that some inmates were operating narcotics rackets and masterminding other criminal activities from the prison by using mobile phones and personal contacts, reported Dawn News.
“It’s the legal authority of the district magistrate to conduct such a search in any prison without any notice,” he told Dawn, adding that the raiding team reached the prison in Rara neighbourhood unarmed, even without sticks, in accordance with the jail manual at about 6 am.
On seeing the raiding team, which was led by deputy commissioner Nadeem Ahmed Janjua and SSP Yasin Baig, inmates started creating fuss in a bid to disrupt and disallow the operation.
He said the administration halted the process for some time and asked the inmates to restore order, but to no avail.
“Instead of becoming peaceful they started hitting the barracks with iron rods apart from setting on fire their belongings which were believed to be narcotics,” he said.
The commissioner said the turmoil continued till 9am and as the rioting prisoners demanded to hold negotiations with senior officials, he and DIG Police Tahir Mahmood Qureshi reached the spot.
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