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| Bumai residents serve 2 day ultimatum to Government | | Provide copy of probe; withdraw fake cases against youth: Rehman | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
Srinagar, May 10- Setting a two day ultimatum to the state government for providing copy of the probe initiated into the killing of two youth and withdrawal of ‘concocted cases’ against the residents, the Bumai residents in North Kashmir’s Sopore on Sunday said they will court arrest, in case the government fails to meet their demands.
Muhammad Amin Tantray and Javid Ahmed Dar fell to the bullets of Army’s 22 Rashtriya Rifles on February 21 this year. The unprovoked killings had triggered massive protests across the valley prompting Army and the civil administration to order probe.
The enquiry conducted following the orders of Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah by the then Deputy Commissioner, Baramulla, Baseer Ahmad Khan indicted Army men for killing two youth without any reason or rhyme. Subsequently, the mounting public pressure prompted Army to remove the ‘Rajinder post’ from the village to adjoining Wadura.
“Despite assurances the government has failed to punish the killers of the youth. They have even failed to provide us the copy of the probe conducted by the DC. Instead the police has unleashed a reign of terror in the area and have charged more than 50 people including our spokesman on concocted charges,” Hakeem-ur-Rehman, Chairman of the Bumai Coordination Committee (BCC) that spearheaded the Army withdrawal campaign from the village said. “The government should furnish the copy of probe and withdraw all cases which have been registered against the Bumai residents within two days. In case they fail to do so, we’ll court arrest,” he added.
He said the people of Bumai village had unanimously agreed to stay away from the elections to the Baramulla parliamentary constituency that will go to polls on Wednesday as state government has failed to act against the troops responsible for the death of the youth.
“We have decided to stay away from the elections because the troops responsible for the death of our youth have not been punished. But the police and some politicians have given it a wrong direction and started a campaign against us,” Rehman said.
“From last five days police has made the lives of our youth miserable. They have implicated 50 youth on false charges besides filing 3 fake cases against our spokesperson. It seems that police wants to take revenge of the peaceful agitation we staged to get the Army camp removed from the area,” he added.
BCC, Chairman said that the people of Bumai want to lead a peaceful and dignified life but the police was harassing the people without any reason or rhyme. He said day in and day out police is conducting raids to nab the youth and to book them on false charges.
“We are fed up with the daily raids conducted by the police. We want an end to the harassment so that we are able to lead a peaceful life,” Rehman said.
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