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8 persons including 4 sarpanches arrested during protests in J&K's Bhaderwah

Eight people including four sarpanches were arrested on Saturday allegedly for violating the COVID-19 restrictions in J&K's Bhaderwah town

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Eight people including four sarpanches were arrested on Saturday allegedly for violating the COVID-19 restrictions in J&K's Bhaderwah town.

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Reports said 8 people including 4 sarpanches were arrested when they staged a protest during the visit of the Lt Governor's advisor Farooq Khan, demanding road connectivity for their villages.

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Officials, however, said these people have been booked under the Epidemic Diseases Act 1997 for violating COVID-19 restrictions.

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"They assembled at Bhaderwah-Pul-Doda road and blocked the traffic. This incident took place when advisor Farooq Khan was on his way to Bhaderwah town", officials said.

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