Srinagar: Army on Tuesday allegedly thrashed a special District Magistrate(SDM), Ghulam Rasool Wani, along with four officials on national highway in Dalwach area of Qazigund in South Kashmirs Anantnag district.

Reports said that ‘during a minor argument with Indian Army patrolling the highway near Dalwach Qazigund, thrashed SDM Dooru and four other government officials.

However after a while, the army let the SDM and the four other officials go, a strong protest was registered against the incident by election staff.