SRINAGAR: President Jammu & Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday burst with anger over custodial death of a Kashmiri man saying that innocent men were hauled up from their homes for interrogation and returned home only in coffins.
“Government’s repressive approach leaves young educated men vulnerable who are forced to take up arms. Stop using Kashmir to exhibit your sick chauvinistic nationalism. We have suffered enough,” Mehbooba Mufti wrote in response to martyrdom of a school teacher, Rizwan Asad, in police custody in Awantipora town, Pulwama.
Innocent men hauled up from their homes for interrogation return home only in coffins now. GoI’s repressive approach leaves young educated men vulnerable who are forced to take up arms. Stop using Kashmir to exhibit your sick chauvinistic nationalism. We have suffered enough. https://t.co/YF4RhVb1QQ
— Mehbooba Mufti (@MehboobaMufti) March 19, 2019
The Kashmiri political leader also lashed out at the government for withdrawal of security to Kashmiri leaders terming it as a pre poll rigging. She demanded from the Election Commission of India to take notice and intervene.
“Security to political leaders being used as a political tool. Withdrawal of security to Waheed, Faesal and er Rashid is a brazen attempt at influencing elections. It’s a kind of pre poll rigging. ECI should immediately intervene,” she tweeted.
Security to political leaders being used as a political tool. Withdrawal of security to waheed, Faesal and er Rashid is a brazen attempt at influencing elections. It’s a kind of pre poll rigging. ECI should immediately intervene.
— Mehbooba Mufti (@MehboobaMufti) March 19, 2019
وطن پرستی کے جنون کے مظاہرے کے لئے کشمیر کو استعمال کرنا بند کیا جانا چاہیے۔ کشمیریوں نے بے شمار مصیبتیں برداشت کی ہیں۲/۲ Custodial death of a youth (from Awantipora Pulwama) in Srinagar Kashmir. As per sources he was picked up by NIA few days ago & was lodged in CARGO camp Kp
— Mehbooba Mufti (@MehboobaMufti) March 19, 2019
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Local Indian media reported that a magisterial enquiry was underway into the incident, while a separate police investigation had also been initiated in the jurisdictional area of the incident.
Kashmir Media Service reported, in occupied Kashmir, a Jamaat-e-Islami activist and school principal was tortured to death in the custody of the India’s National Investigating Agency (NIA) in Srinagar during the intervening night of Monday and Tuesday.
The 28-year-old Jamaat activist identified as Rizwan Asad, who was arrested by the sleuths of NIA from Awantipora area of Pulwama district, three days ago, was killed at the infamous Indian torture center, Cargo camp, which is run by the Special Operations Group.
Asad, an M.Phil in organic chemistry, was a principal at a private school in Awantipora.
The custodial killing triggered forceful anti-India protests in different areas of the territory including Pulwama and Srinagar districts.
Students of Kashmir University in Srinagar also held forceful demonstrations against the custodial death of the school principal and the summoning of Mirwaiz Umar Farooq by NIA.
Thousands of people thronged the residence of the martyred youth soon after the news about his death reached his Awantipora hometown. Several people were injured when troops fired bullets, pellets and teargas shells on the mourners in the area.