PDD employees snap electricity of entire town in Rajouri district
Jammu: Employees of Power Development Department snapped electricity of the entire Nowshera town in Rajouri district of Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir following an incident of scuffle with the locals.
According to Kashmir Media Service, the action of power employees sparked resentment among locals who also held a protest demonstration calling for action against the employees.
As per reports, an incident of scuffle happened in Nowshera town in which a lineman of Power Development Department namely Kewal Singh got injured, who was also hospitalised.
The injured official has also submitted a written complaint in the local police station accusing two local men for assaulting him.
“They came in midnight hours and asked me to get the fault of a transmission line repaired to which I asked them to wait for some time but they started beating me with sticks and also hit me on head,” said the injured official.
The officials, along with other employees, including Engineers of the department, visited the police station to lodge their complaint.
However, these employees of the Power Department, in order to lodge their protest against the incident and calling for action against the accused, snapped electricity of the entire Nowshera town in Rajouri district putting people in severe trouble.
