Wamiq Farooq killing: Accused cops to face trial, may get arrested

KL Report

SRINAGAR

Upholding the CJMs verdict, the Additional Districts Sessions Judge 2^nd, Srinagar Tuesday dismissed the revision petition about Wamiq Farooq killing case filed by Police directing it to get the accused cops before the trial court scheduled to hear the case on March 3, 2014.

Pertinently, Wamiq Farooq, a thirteen year old boy, was killed in January 2010, after he was hit by a tear smoke shell in Rajouri Kadal in old city Srinagar.

Abdul Khaliq Sofi (ASI) and Mohammad Akram (Constable) had filed revision against the order dated August 22, 2013 passed by then CJM, Srinagar.

“Perusal of the trial court record reveals that there was sufficient material before Ld. CJM to frame an opinion about the involvement of the petitioners with the commission of the offences. The report filed by the Ld. Enquiry Magistrate establishes the fact that the petitioners have used fire arms without any provocation and without there being any need or occasion for them to use the firearms because it has been stated by all the witnesses examined by the magistrate that on the particular date no rioting was going on and people were involved in their daily activities,” reads the order pronounced by Parvez Hussain Kachroo, 2nd Additional Sessions Judge, Srinagar.

The order further reads, “the revision fails and is dismissed. The revision file after due completion shall be consigned to records and trial court be sent down.”

Pertinently, Chief Judicial Magistrate Srinagar had issued arrest warrants against Assistant Sub Inspector Abdul Khaliq Sofi and Constable Mohmmad Akram of J&K Police in 2013.

“Enough evidence is available against the accused based on the judicial inquiry and report of Special Investigation Team,” read the order of Chief Judicial Magistrate Srinagar Rajeev Gupta directing police department to arrest the duo accused.

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HCC employee dies another injured in Uri

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SRINAGAR

An employee of HCC died while another was injured in a mishap at a tunnel construction site in Uri.

During the construction work at NHPC Tunnel Phase II, two employees of HCC Santoor Singh son of Badrinath Singh resident of Reasi and Mohammad Sharif Batla son of Mohammad Batla resident of Bimyar Boniyar, got injured.

Both the injured were shifted to Sub District Hospital, Uri for treatment where Santor Singh succumbed to his injuries.

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2 died, 4 of a family injured in road mishaps

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SRINAGAR

Two persons died while and 4 others were injured in different road traffic accidents across the valley, police said on Tuesday.

Mohammad Amin Khan son of Mohammad Yousuf Khan resident of Chanhar Gutlibagh who was injured on February 21, 2014 when a Santro car hit him at Bypass Manigam, succumbed to his injuries at SKIMS Soura, Srinagar.

A bus bearing registration number JK13B/1855 driven by Mehraj-ud-din Tarmar son of Ghulam Mohammad resident of Nai Basti Tral hit and injured a pedestrian Assadullah Najar son of Umer Najar resident of Gund Tral. The injured was shifted to SKIMS Srinagar, where he succumbed to his injuries.

Meanwhile, a Santro car bearing registration number UP-65T/2292 driven by Tariq Ahmad Kaloo son of Mohammad Ismail Kaloo resident of Haknar Gund rammed into a wall, in Gund. In this accident Tariq Ahmad Kaloo his wife Shaheena, his daughter Suriya and his son Sahil got injured. All the injured were shifted to Sub District Hospital, Kangan for treatment.

In another accident, a Wagon-R bearing registration number JK01N/6910 driven by Abdul Aziz Mir son of Mohammad Sidiq Mir resident of Safapora turned turtle at Bye pass Manigam, in Lar. The car got damaged in the accident.

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102251kanals of land allotted to displaced persons of 1947 in Samba

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JAMMU

Revenue Minister (in charge) Tuesday, informed the J&K Legislative Assembly in session that in district Samba, an area of evacuees land measuring 102251kanals and 08Maralas has been allotted in favour of displaced persons of 1947 for their rehabilitation and evacuees land measuring 146283kanals, 06Maralas is under possession of local allotees as on date.

The minister was replying a question of MLC Noor Hussain. He said, “In district Jammu an area measuring 365159K-01M has been allotted to DPs of 1947 and evacuees land measuring 153159 kanals is with local allotees as on date. Various land deficiency cases of PoK DPs are also under process in the department.”

Moreover, an area of state land measuring 283000 kanals stands allotted to the displaced persons of 1947 in Jammu division.

Replying another question of Noor Hussain, the revenue minister said, “141774 K-07M is under unauthorized occupation of various individuals in Jammu division while evacuees land measuring 8049 K-14M is under illegal occupation in Kashmir division.” However, he added, no illegal construction on evacuees land is reportedly going on in Jammu and Samba districts.

The minister maintained that an area of evacuees land measuring 1001K-15 M has been retrieved from illegal occupation in Jammu, Samba, Ramban and Poonch districts and an area measuring 15K-18M at Indira Nagar Srinagar and evacuees land measuring 271K-09M in respect of other districts of Kashmir division has been retrieved from illegal occupation, during last two years.

He added, “The department has regularized the possession of evacuees land measuring 391K-09M in Jammu division and 141K-15M in Kashmir division, against payment of premium and ground rent in terms of the new policy framed by the department in order to generate revenue.”

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Pandits make Geelani change in Shutdown scheduled

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SRINAGAR

Hurriyat Conference (G) Chairman, Syed Ali Geelani, has changed the shutdown scheduled on the request of Kashmiri Pandits who will be celebrating Mahashivratri on February 27.

Geelani had called for shutdown on February, 27 to mourn the killings of seven suspected militants in Dardepora Kupwara.

“Some Pandits called Geelani Sahab and informed him that they were celebrating Mahashiveratri, on February 27, so Geelani Sahab has changed the shutdown scheduled keeping in view the request of Pandits,” Hurriyat (G) spokesman informed Kashmir Life adding “now shutdown will be observed on Friday, February 28.”

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Geelani calls for shutdown to mourn Kupwara killings

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SRINAGAR

Hurriyat Conference led by octogenarian, Syed Ali Geelani has called for a complete shutdown on February, 27 to mourn the death of seven militants in Dardepora, Kupwara, a day before.

“Geelani Sahab has called for a complete shutdown to mourn the martyrdom of seven people in a mysterious encounter in Dardepora Kupwara on Thursday, February 27,” Hurriyat (G) spokesman, informed Kashmir Life.

He added that Geelani has stressed upon people to observe complete shutdown to mourn the seven deaths. “We have been stressing since long that such mysterious killings should by probed by some independent agency so that truth about such kind of deaths comes to fore,” the spokesman said.

He further said that police and other government forces used “brutal force” against the civilians who were demanding bodies and their identity.

Pertinently, police and army claimed that their personnel killed seven militants in Dardepora, area in Kupwara district on Monday during an encounter.

All the seven deceased were buried today in Lalpora, without any identification.

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Protests follow militant killings in Kupwara

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SRINAGAR

Police resorted to tear canisters and aerial firing to disperse protesters in Lal Pora area of Kupwara district resulting in the injury to many civilians.

Police fired teargas shells and fired many bullets in air to disperse the people who were demanding the bodies and their identities of those killed in Dardepopra, encounter last evening.

Police sources said that a mob tried to attack Police station Lalpora, to get the bodies of the deceased militants. Police in order to disperse them swung into action and chased them away.

However, locals said that police used force against unarmed civilians who were demanding bodies for their proper burial. They added that many were injured in the police action including Ghulam Mustafa, who was hit by a bullet or pallet in his leg.

Pertinently, police said that it killed seven militants during an encounter in Darde Pora area of Lolab Monday afternoon.

The protesters in Lal Pora were demanding the identity of the slain militants be made public. The protests are going on till reports last came in.

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