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| Summer agitation was not a mass uprising: Sahai | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 17: The Inspector General of Police Kashmir Range, SM Sahai believes last year's summer unrest in the Valley was not a peoples' movement. "Criminals and timber smugglers played a big role in it", he told a local news agency.
When asked why the government did not allow peaceful protests in Kashmir, the `top cop' of the country believes rioting and stone pelting cannot be termed peaceful.
Sahai also sees of role of militants in the agitation. "Money was also used to lure youth to pelt stones, he said.
The police forces, the IGP said has to remain vigilant. "We do not know who is spreading the rumour of Khoon ka badla June main laingay" (We shall take revenge of the blood in June).
On attacks on police stations, Sahai said the criminals wanted to destroy the records. "Police stations were attacked by criminal elements."
Sahai disagrees there was any politics in the recruitment drive held recently in Khanyar area of Srinagar.
"One hundred and thirty six constables were recruited on merit and there was no politics in it. Some of the selected candidates might be from PDP, some from Mirwaiz group and some from other political parties. We have vacancies in police and the drive would be held in other parts of Srinagar and Valley soon."
He said that attacks on police stations were carried out by criminals 'as they wanted to destroy the records.' The IGP said that teenagers were being exploited for stone pelting.
Asked why police isn't allowing peaceful protest rallies in Kashmir, he said, "Stone pelting and rioting can't be termed peaceful."
Justifying frisking and checking of vehicles in the city ahead of republic day, he said" "Some incidents like recent attack on SHO Batamaloo by militants have triggered it. We have apprehensions that militants might carry attacks in City." |
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