Jammu, Sept 16: As many as six police personnel were injured when the encroachers resorted to
stone pelting during an anti-encroachment drive in this winter capital of the
state today.
''The 300 kanals of
land belonging to forest, irrigation and Jammu Development Authority was
encroached in Sidhra belt near Tawi riverbed and when teams of police reached
the spot, the encroachers ,'' Arun Manhas, Additional Deputy Commissioner,
Jammu, who headed the team said.
''Nearly six policemen
sustained injuries due to stone pelting and they have been rushed to the
hospital,'' he said and added that six cranes were immediately pressed into
service.
The ADC said 50
structures were bulldozed on the spot and ensuring that nobody would be allowed
to encroach the state land and trespassers be booked as per the law. UNI

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