Jammu, Dec 18: A man climbed a telecom tower on Wednesday to protest against the Relief Department after he was not allotted a shop under the Jagti Kashmiri Pandit migrant mini township on the outskirts of the city, officials said.
According to officials, the man has been selling cosmetics and decorative items from his car for several years inside the camp but did not receive a shop during the recent allotment process.
The incident took place at the Jagti Mini Township verification centre, where the man climbed the tall telecom tower to protest his exclusion from the shop allotment, officials added.
On receiving information, police teams rushed to the spot and managed to safely bring the man down after assuring him that his grievance would be examined.
The incident occurred while documents of shop allottees were being verified by the Deputy Commissioner of the Relief Department. The Deputy Commissioner also assured that the allotment process would be completed expeditiously and that the individual’s case would be duly considered.
