Srinagar: Controversy erupted over the death of two civilians out of four killed in an encounter with security forces in Hyderpora. Srinagar, which ended on Tuesday evening. The families of both slain civilians said their kin were not overground workers (OGWs) for the terrorists, as claimed by the police, and the niece of one of them alleged that her uncle was used as a “human shield”. was used. The claims of the families led to the PDP, NC and People’s Conference demanding a fair investigation.
IGP (Kashmir) Vijay Kumar On Tuesday, a foreign terrorist named Haider said, his local terrorist associate Amir Ahmed, an OGW mudasir Gul, and Altaf Ahmed Bhat, the owner of the building where the terrorists were hiding, were killed in Hyderpora. He said Altaf Bhat would be considered a “port” of terrorists.
According to Kumar, Bhat was killed in the crossfire, and Gul, a non-practicing dentist who was running a call center and property business in the same building, was actually a Pakistani from LeT’s The Resistance Front (TRF). The terrorist was giving shelter to Haider. -e-Taiba dress.
The Kashmir police chief said, “It is not clear whether the civilian (Altaf Bhat) was fired by the terrorists or not. The terrorists were carrying pistols, the investigation will be clear as to whose bullets hit them.”
However, Bhat’s teenage niece denied the claims made by the authorities and alleged that she was used as a “human shield” by the security forces. “You killed my innocent uncle Mohammad Altaf Bhat in a ruthless murder in Hyderpora, you used him as a human shield and now you are saying he was an ‘OGW’ (overground worker), give us his body @JmuKmrPolice @ SrinagarPolice @IGP,” tweeted Saima Bhat,
The IGP said Amir Ahmed, a resident of Banihal, was also a terrorist working under the command of Haider, under the guise of being an office boy at the call center of Mudasir, an unregistered business. “He (Bhat) had hired tenants and the police had no idea about it. The owner’s responsibility does not end with letting the place out… He should also at once see what is happening there, The IGP was quoted as saying by PTI.
IGP Kumar claimed, “Mudasir was running an unauthorized call centre. As such, he was an OGW and was directly involved in harboring terrorists.”
The IGP told reporters at the Police Control Room (PCR) Srinagar that on Monday evening, the police had received information about the presence of terrorists on a road along the airport road. “Police, CRPF and Army laid siege and when they reached the spot, the terrorists fired indiscriminately at the security forces,” Kumar said. Two terrorists were killed in the encounter that followed.
“Mudasir Jamalata was also involved in bringing Haider from the site of the recent attack in Srinagar where a policeman was injured,” the IGP said.
Police said two pistols, two magazines, six mobile phones and some computers have been recovered from the encounter site.
He said the bodies of Altaf Ahmed and Mudasair were not handed over to their families for the last rites as there was apprehension of law and order problem.
Asked whether the police had clear evidence that Mudasir had sheltered the terrorists, the IGP said they had digital evidence and would get more evidence.
Meanwhile, the families of Altaf Ahmed and Mudasir Gul on Tuesday urged Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha to help in bringing the bodies of their kin so that they can be properly buried back home.
The daughter of building owner Altaf Ahmed urged LG Manoj Sinha on social media to “direct the police to return my father’s body so that we can see him one last time and bury him properly”.
The family of Mudasir Gul, a resident of Rawalpora, staged a sit-in at the Press Enclave in Srinagar and demanded that his body be returned. “He has two young children and we want to show him his father’s face for the last time,” his family said. Mudasir’s mother cried claiming that her son was innocent. Other family members and relatives of Mudasir vehemently rejected the police’s claim that the man killed was an OGW, stating that “Mudasir had no extremist links and was innocent”.
Meanwhile, the officials formed an SIT headed by a DIG to probe the “hi-tech” Hyderpora “call-centre” hideout from where mobile phones and computers were recovered.
IGP Vijay Kumar said, “They will also inquire whether the terrorists were in contact with any foreign country. The team will also probe the sequence of events that led to the death of the building owner and the terrorist associate.”
PDP chief Mehbooba alleged on Twitter that the use of “innocent civilians” as human shields, “killing them in cross firing and then simply labeling them as OGWs is part of the Indian government’s rule book (sic).” ” He said a “credible judicial inquiry” is essential to establish the truth and “end this prevailing culture of impunity”.
Leader of the People’s Conference hundreds of loans Also demanded an inquiry. Lone said, “…at least we deserve to have a transparent account of what happened by a neutral institution. This is neither the first time nor the last time. Manoj Sinha – You have an opportunity to say that Human life matters.”
national conference Omar Abdullah | Tweeted: “Several instances of fake encounters have come to the fore in the past and the questions raised regarding this #hyderporaencounter need to be answered in a fast and credible manner.” He said a “fair and credible investigation” was necessary as “a lot of questions are being raised about the encounter and the casualties”.
Lok Sabha members Farooq Abdullah, Mohammad Akbar Lone and Hasnain Masoodi also demanded a fair and time-bound probe.
(with agency input)
IGP (Kashmir) Vijay Kumar On Tuesday, a foreign terrorist named Haider said, his local terrorist associate Amir Ahmed, an OGW mudasir Gul, and Altaf Ahmed Bhat, the owner of the building where the terrorists were hiding, were killed in Hyderpora. He said Altaf Bhat would be considered a “port” of terrorists.
According to Kumar, Bhat was killed in the crossfire, and Gul, a non-practicing dentist who was running a call center and property business in the same building, was actually a Pakistani from LeT’s The Resistance Front (TRF). The terrorist was giving shelter to Haider. -e-Taiba dress.
The Kashmir police chief said, “It is not clear whether the civilian (Altaf Bhat) was fired by the terrorists or not. The terrorists were carrying pistols, the investigation will be clear as to whose bullets hit them.”
However, Bhat’s teenage niece denied the claims made by the authorities and alleged that she was used as a “human shield” by the security forces. “You killed my innocent uncle Mohammad Altaf Bhat in a ruthless murder in Hyderpora, you used him as a human shield and now you are saying he was an ‘OGW’ (overground worker), give us his body @JmuKmrPolice @ SrinagarPolice @IGP,” tweeted Saima Bhat,
The IGP said Amir Ahmed, a resident of Banihal, was also a terrorist working under the command of Haider, under the guise of being an office boy at the call center of Mudasir, an unregistered business. “He (Bhat) had hired tenants and the police had no idea about it. The owner’s responsibility does not end with letting the place out… He should also at once see what is happening there, The IGP was quoted as saying by PTI.
IGP Kumar claimed, “Mudasir was running an unauthorized call centre. As such, he was an OGW and was directly involved in harboring terrorists.”
The IGP told reporters at the Police Control Room (PCR) Srinagar that on Monday evening, the police had received information about the presence of terrorists on a road along the airport road. “Police, CRPF and Army laid siege and when they reached the spot, the terrorists fired indiscriminately at the security forces,” Kumar said. Two terrorists were killed in the encounter that followed.
“Mudasir Jamalata was also involved in bringing Haider from the site of the recent attack in Srinagar where a policeman was injured,” the IGP said.
Police said two pistols, two magazines, six mobile phones and some computers have been recovered from the encounter site.
He said the bodies of Altaf Ahmed and Mudasair were not handed over to their families for the last rites as there was apprehension of law and order problem.
Asked whether the police had clear evidence that Mudasir had sheltered the terrorists, the IGP said they had digital evidence and would get more evidence.
Meanwhile, the families of Altaf Ahmed and Mudasir Gul on Tuesday urged Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha to help in bringing the bodies of their kin so that they can be properly buried back home.
The daughter of building owner Altaf Ahmed urged LG Manoj Sinha on social media to “direct the police to return my father’s body so that we can see him one last time and bury him properly”.
The family of Mudasir Gul, a resident of Rawalpora, staged a sit-in at the Press Enclave in Srinagar and demanded that his body be returned. “He has two young children and we want to show him his father’s face for the last time,” his family said. Mudasir’s mother cried claiming that her son was innocent. Other family members and relatives of Mudasir vehemently rejected the police’s claim that the man killed was an OGW, stating that “Mudasir had no extremist links and was innocent”.
Meanwhile, the officials formed an SIT headed by a DIG to probe the “hi-tech” Hyderpora “call-centre” hideout from where mobile phones and computers were recovered.
IGP Vijay Kumar said, “They will also inquire whether the terrorists were in contact with any foreign country. The team will also probe the sequence of events that led to the death of the building owner and the terrorist associate.”
PDP chief Mehbooba alleged on Twitter that the use of “innocent civilians” as human shields, “killing them in cross firing and then simply labeling them as OGWs is part of the Indian government’s rule book (sic).” ” He said a “credible judicial inquiry” is essential to establish the truth and “end this prevailing culture of impunity”.
Leader of the People’s Conference hundreds of loans Also demanded an inquiry. Lone said, “…at least we deserve to have a transparent account of what happened by a neutral institution. This is neither the first time nor the last time. Manoj Sinha – You have an opportunity to say that Human life matters.”
national conference Omar Abdullah | Tweeted: “Several instances of fake encounters have come to the fore in the past and the questions raised regarding this #hyderporaencounter need to be answered in a fast and credible manner.” He said a “fair and credible investigation” was necessary as “a lot of questions are being raised about the encounter and the casualties”.
Lok Sabha members Farooq Abdullah, Mohammad Akbar Lone and Hasnain Masoodi also demanded a fair and time-bound probe.
(with agency input)
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