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Greater Kashmir Sept 19
Police seeks bonds from Islamabad youth


Allegations baseless, says DIG

KHALID GUL


Islamabad, Sep 18: People of south Kashmir’s Islamabad district on Thursday alleged that policemen were asking the youth to present themselves in different police stations, and give it in writing that won’t participate in pro-freedom protests anymore, a charge denied by the police.
The residents of various areas of Islamabad, Kokernag, Dooru, Bijbhera and other adjoining areas told Greater Kashmir, “We were called by Station House Officers today and asked to give in writing that we won’t participate in pro-freedom protests any more,”
They alleged that police officials told them if they don’t give it in writing, Army would arrest them.
However, Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG), south Kashmir, Niyaz Mehmood termed the allegations as baseless. “We’ve are not calling any youth to police stations nor are we asking anyone to give it in writing,” Mehmood said, adding,
“We are holding Iftaar parties these days and are trying to build a strong police-public relationship. We are even discussing Hurriyat’s program in these parties. We are telling people not to become violent.”
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11 detained under PSA for protesting blockade

HC NOTICE TO GOVT

MUHAMMAD YOUSUF


Srinagar, Sep 18: The J&K High Court on Thursday issued notice to the governor’s administration on the detention of 11 persons from the Valley under Public Safety Act allegedly for protesting the economic blockade enforced by some extremists in Jammu and for raising pro-freedom slogans. It directed the district magistrates and Home department to file objections.
The court directed the police and jail authorities to allow the relatives of the detainees and their lawyers to meet them forthwith.
The court of Justice Hakeem Imtiyaz Hussain, Justice Mansoor Ahmad Mir and Justice Muhammad Yaqoob Mir today heard the cases in which the police had detained the persons under the Public Safety Act.
In the court of Justice Imtiyaz, senior lawyer Mian Abdul Qayoom, while pleading for seven persons from Varmul, said the district administration had issued the PSA orders against his clients. He said police later arrested them and was not allowing the relatives of these persons to meet them.
“Police is not given the whereabouts of my clients to their family members and relatives,” Qayoom said and alleged that police was violating the rules of Supreme Court and High Court by not providing the details about the detainees.
Qayoom, who is also the president of High Court Bar Association, said, “Police has adopted a policy under the PSA of not allowing the relatives of the detainees to meet them. They are not even allowed to provide clothes, medicines and other requirements to the detainees,” he said.
Besides Qayoom, other lawyers present on the occasion while presenting their details termed the invoking of PSA by the district administrations on police recommendation as ‘violation of law.’
Muhammad Ashraf Wani, pleading on behalf of Mir Hafizullah, said his client was taken into custody from Pahalgam. He said Mir was accused by police of actively participating in pro-freedom rallies.
After listening to the arguments, the court issued notice to the district magistrates and Home department to submit objections.
The detainees are: Javaid Ahmad Khan, Hilal Ahmad Dhobi, Mehraj-ud-Din Najar, Mir Hafizullah, Abdur Rashid Lone, Ulfat Mohi-ud-Din, Muhammad Ramzaan Lone, Saif-ul-Lah Sofi, Riyaz Ahmad Beig, Bashir Ahmad Rather and Manzoor Ahmad Sheikh.