Police halt demolition drive in Jammu briefly to retrieve national flag

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“Police concisely halted a demolition thrust successful the outskirts of Jammu metropolis connected Saturday (May 23, 2026) to region 2 tabletop nationalist flags from the gathering being pulled down,” officials said.

“The constabulary officials stopped the demolition for a little play and ensured that the Tricolour was taken retired of the gathering with owed respect earlier the cognition continued,” an authoritative said.

The incidental occurred during an ongoing demolition thrust against properties allegedly belonging to a suspected cause peddler, identified arsenic Bablu, successful the Miran Sahib country connected the city's outskirts. A purported video showing a policeman taking retired 2 tabletop nationalist flags from a country during the demolition thrust surfaced connected societal media.

According to officials, the demolition team, led by sub-inspector Rinku Sharma, paused the cognition and sent a policeman wrong the gathering to retrieve the nationalist flags earlier resuming the drive.

Published - May 23, 2026 12:59 p.m. IST

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