<p>Rashida Bano was having tea with Najab Din at a tea stall on the bank of Chenab in Pul Doda town, some 165 km from here, Sunday.<br /><br />Locals say some policemen came to the stall around 3 p.m. and started harassing the two friends. The boy was thrashed and Bano was threatened that her story would be broadcast in the entire area.<br /><br />Unable to bear the humiliation, Bano jumped into the river. <br />The incident led to protests by the local people against what they called the "Talibanisation" of the state police.<br /><br />According to a senior police officer here, a policeman has been placed under suspension pending inquiry.</p>
<p>Rashida Bano was having tea with Najab Din at a tea stall on the bank of Chenab in Pul Doda town, some 165 km from here, Sunday.<br /><br />Locals say some policemen came to the stall around 3 p.m. and started harassing the two friends. The boy was thrashed and Bano was threatened that her story would be broadcast in the entire area.<br /><br />Unable to bear the humiliation, Bano jumped into the river. <br />The incident led to protests by the local people against what they called the "Talibanisation" of the state police.<br /><br />According to a senior police officer here, a policeman has been placed under suspension pending inquiry.</p>