PSO of SSP booked for murder of protester in Jammu

Following widespread protests, police tonight booked the personal security officer (PSO) of Jammu Police Chief Uttam Chand under murder charges in connection with the firing, in which one youth was killed during violent protests in Jammu yesterday.
"An FIR under section 302 (murder) of RPC has been lodged (at Satwari police station) against the PSO of Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Uttam Chand for firing (during violent protests in which one youth was killed Gadigarh area of city yesterday)," Jammu Deputy Commissioner Simrandeep Singh told PTI.
The PSO of the SSP opened fire in self-defence during an attack by angry protesters at Gadigarh in Satwari belt of Jammu city yesterday.

"Police fired in self-defence in which there was one casualty... All the issue would be looked into and action would to taken against those involved in it," Deputy Chief Minister Nirmal Singh said.
He said there was peaceful environment in Jammu and such situation is being created by some people in which one youth has lost his life, he said.
After the post-mortem, the body of the youth, Jagjit Singh, was handed over to his family in Gadigarh (Satwari) this evening, Deputy Commissioner Singh said, adding cremation will take place tomorrow.

As per reports a mob stopped that vehicle after the body was handed over to the family for last rites and set it afire. Another vehicle belonging to a TV channel was also set afire in the area.

Earlier, dozens of angry Sikh protesters smashed vehicles and vandalised roadside eateries outside Jammu railway station forcing closure of markets in the area as well in Gol Market area of Gandhi Nagar.
Jammu and Kashmir Police Chief K Rajendra Kumar, who rushed to Jammu from Srinagar, chaired a high-level security meeting here and reviewed the situation in wake of clashes.
Internet and mobile services, which were suspended by the authorities to check spread of rumours, resumed this evening.