JAMMU, Jan 01: Tehsildar, Naib Tehsildar and SHO Nowabad were among 12  injured when people resorted to stone pelting during the eviction of Gujjar community from an encroached land in Jammu city.

A team of over 100 police personnel and JDA officials launched an encroachment drive to vacate the several kanals land in Nikki Tawi area near Fourth Bridge on river Tawi in Jammu

The Gujjars turned violent and pelted stones , police in turn resorted to firing tear gas shells and lathicharge and the land was evacuated.