Srinagar, May 06 (KMS): In Srinagar, at least 50 people were injured and hundreds detained when police used brute force to disperse demonstrators, who were protesting against anti-people policies of the puppet regime.

Thousands of employees under the banner of Employees Joint Action Committee (EJAC) gathered at Jehangir Chowk before they marched towards the civil secretariat. Holding black flags, the employees, including women, were raising slogans against the regime for its failure to fulfil their demands.

Police resorted to teargas shelling and baton charging when the employees reached the secretariat and even used water canons to disperse the protesting employees. Many EJAC leaders including some women employees were arrested and lodged in various police stations across the city. “Around 500 employees have been arrested by the police,” EJAC President, Abdul Qayoom Wani, who was also arrested, said.

The EJAC President pointed out that thousands of employees from other districts, who had to join the protest demonstration, were arrested at various places across the held Valley. Meanwhile, APHC leader, Nayeem Ahmed Khan condemned the use of force against protesting employees.