Father of slain youth among 7 booked for “demanding body” in Kashmir
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Class 11 scholar was buried in a distant place after December 30 encounter.
The father of a youth, who was killed in the alleged Lawaypora pretend encounter on December 30, is among seven booked beneath the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) by the J&K police for organising a protest on Friday, the place they demanded the return of the physique.
A police officer confirmed to The Puucho that Mushtaq Ahmad Wani, father of Athar Mushtaq Wani from Pulwama, who was among the three killed in the encounter, was booked for “organising illegal procession under criminal conspiracy and were abetting anti-national elements”.
According to the FIR lodged beneath No. 07/2021, Mr. Wani, his members of the family and locals assembled instantly after the midday prayers close to Jamia Masjid in Abu Bakr village in Pulwama.
“A violent mob appeared on the road. Wani and his brothers were leading the mob,” in accordance with the FIR. Around 5 members of the family are among these booked beneath the UAPA.
Eyewitnesses informed The Puucho that Mr. Wani had organised the particular prayer on the empty grave dug by him for his son, who was buried far off on a hillock in central Kashmir “to avoid any assembly during funeral” as per new police protocol.
Mr. Wani has been organising protests for the previous one month demanding the physique of the Class 11 scholar. According to the police information, Athar was an over floor employee of the militants and never a categorised militant.
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti took to Twitter to precise her shock over the police transfer. “After losing his son in an alleged fake encounter, Athar Mushtaq’s father has been slapped with an FIR for demanding his body. His crime was to stage a peaceful protest. The inhabitants of Naya Kashmir can’t even question a callous admin & have been reduced to living corpses,” she mentioned.
