Jammu, Sept. 10 -- Police had to resort to use of tear-gas and mild lathicharge after supporters of AAP MLA Mehraj Malik pelted stones on the cops in Doda district on Tuesday, said officials.

Protests were held by AAP activists and supporters in Doda and Jammu city against the detention of AAP MLA Mehraj Malik under the stringent Public Safety Act (PSA). "The administration has imposed Section 163 of the BNSS and made announcements advising people to disperse. However, AAP activists and supporters of Mehraj Malik took out a Doda Chalo rally from Gandoh," said a police officer.

He informed that at Dunadi, the protestors went berserk and pelted stones at the policemen, who tried to foil their March. As a result, police had use tear-gass s...