Date:28/03/2007 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2007/03/28/stories/2007032812760100.htm

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CRPF officer beats up policeman

Srinagar: A police constable was allegedly roughed up by a CRPF officer in Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday, sparking protest demonstrations which led to suspension of traffic on the Srinagar-Jammu national highway for over an hour. Constable Abdul Qayoom was allegedly beaten up by a Deputy Commandant of the CRPF in full view of the public at Bijbehara, 45 km from here, after he intervened and tried to rescue a civilian driver reportedly being assaulted by CRPF personnel deployed on road opening duty, sources said.

When constable Qayoom noticed some CRPF personnel assaulting a driver of a vehicle for overtaking a force vehicle, he entered into an argument with the CRPF personnel, the sources said. PTI