Police halt demolition drive in Jammu briefly to retrieve national flag
Police in Jammu temporarily halted a demolition drive to retrieve national flags from a building being demolished. The flags were removed with due respect before the operation continued against properties linked to a suspected drug peddler. The incident was captured in a video that circulated on social media.
- ▪The demolition drive took place in the Miran Sahib area of Jammu.
- ▪Police paused the operation to ensure the national flags were retrieved respectfully.
- ▪The building was linked to a suspected drug peddler named Bablu.
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“Police briefly halted a demolition drive in the outskirts of Jammu city on Saturday (May 23, 2026) to remove two tabletop national flags from the building being pulled down,” officials said.“The police officials stopped the demolition for a brief period and ensured that the Tricolour was taken out of the building with due respect before the operation continued,” an official said.The incident occurred during an ongoing demolition drive against properties allegedly belonging to a suspected drug peddler, identified as Bablu, in the Miran Sahib area on the city's outskirts.
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