Eleven cops were injured in clashes as the Hyderabad police resorted to aerial firing and massive teargas shelling on Tuesday to remove encroachments for building a 24-foot wide road and restoring an abandoned irrigation channel of the irrigation department in Qasimabad.<\/p>\n
An unspecified number of people, including some policemen, were injured as clashes broke out in Bhitai Town off Jamshoro road when a heavy contingent of police along with administration officials arrived in the area to demolish encroachments.<\/p>\n
The drive led to a strong reaction from those living in the encroached structures as they pelted officials with stones, smashing panes of a couple of government vehicles. The drive was underway even after sunset.<\/p>\n
Hyderabad Deputy Commissioner (DC) Zainul Abideen Memon told Dawn.com that 11 personnel were injured.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have to build a 24ft-wide road from Karan Khan Shoro to Wadhu Wah,\u201d said DC Memon, who reached the area following stiff resistance by residents that caused the suspension of the anti-encroachment drive.<\/p>\n
More police forces subsequently arrived in the area and the electricity supply to the area remained disconnected.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are procuring machinery to clear the path by demolishing the structures,\u201d Memon said. He added that an around one-kilometre stretch remained to be cleared of the encroachments.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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