SRINAGAR – After a police officer accused his colleagues of vandalism insouth Kashmir’s Anantnag on Facebook, several residents of the town havecome forward with similar claims against security personnel.

Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Nisar Ahmad Bakshi late on Thursdayevening posted pictures of broken window panes and wrote a scathingFacebook update accusing security forces of damaging the windows ofparents’ house, parked vehicles and shops.

“Vandalism by security forces at KP road Anantnag. Pr(o)perty worth lacsincluding windows and window pan(e)s of my residential house damaged.Houses/vehicles and shops smashed and attacked by rods and rocks. This isfor the 8th time since 2008 that my residential house has been damaged insuch a way,” Bakshi, who is with the state human rights commission, wrote.

Bakshi said that his family’s house is right on the edge of highway andsecurity forces had responded after “routine” stone pelting in the area onWednesday evening.

“Not only mine but some 10-15 more houses and vehicles were damaged,” hesaid. “Most of the times my house has been damaged by security forces”.

Bakshi, who lives in Srinagar while his parents live in Anantnag, said thathe has not filed an FIR. “It has happened many times whenever there isstone pelting on the road. Today, I wrote it on social media so that itdoes not happen again”.