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Srinagar: An Army Colonel, a Major, and 30-40 other soldiers of the 17 Rashtriya Rifles have been booked for attempt to murder and rioting after they allegedly barged into a police station and assaulted policemen in the Padder area of the mountainous district of Kishtwar in Jammu and Kashmir, on June 24. The cause of the attack is not clear, but locals feel that it could be a dispute over the police’s stopping of an Army vehicle.

 According to the contents of the First Information Report (FIR) lodged at Atholi Police Station, a group of 30-40 soldiers of the 17 Rashtriya Rifles entered the police station on the afternoon of June 24 by climbing its walls and gate, and assaulted the officers present there. Among those who were allegedly assaulted were the sub-divisional police officer, station house officer, and assistant regional transport officer.

“Under the direct instructions and commands of Commanding officer 17 RR, namely N. Arun Gandhi, a group of 30 to 40 Army personnel from 17 RR Camp Kijayee, led by........

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