Finally an agreement with agitating Sikhs
(MENAFN- Khaleej Times) Protests come to an end as army pulls out of Jammu.
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Jammu — An agreement was reached overnight between the state administration and the agitating Sikh community here after authorities agreed to all their demands.
Life began limping to normalcy here on Saturday as authorities withdrew the army from areas that saw street protests over the removal of posters of Sikh militant Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale.
The community had been protesting following violence on Thursday over Sikh militant leader Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale’s posters in which a youth was killed.
The protesters were demanding for arrest and punishment of those responsible for Thursday’s firing incident.
Senior leaders of the Sikh community held talks with State Home Secretary R.K. Goyal Director-General of Police (DGP) K. Rajendra Kumar Jammu Divisional Commissioner Pawan Kotwal and other senior civil and police officials.
Sikh leader Tarlochan Singh Wazir told reporters after the meeting that the four-hour talks with the administration were successful since all the demands of the community were met.
Immediately after the talks the government ordered transfer of senior Superintendent of Police Jammu Uttam Chand suspension of station house officer Satwari Kulbir Singh and payment of ex gratia of Rs500000 and a government job to the next kin of the slain Sikh youth Jagjit Singh. Sikh leaders said the cremation of the youth’s body will be held on Saturday at his ancestral Chohala (R.S.Pura) village.
Police have also registered an FIR of murder under section 302 against a security guard of the SSP Jammu in Satwari police station for firing at the mob that led to the death of youth.
Police here confirmed that elders of the Sikh community had on Friday returned the AK-47 rifle which was snatched from a special police officer by the protesters in Digiana area of the city on Thursday.
Meanwhile Internet connectivity has been restored through landline broadband facilities in Jammu city.
Internet connections were snapped in order to prevent spreading of rumours after heightened tensions. — IANS
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