it was july 24

Medicos, Lawyers held protest

Former bar president to go on hunger strike from Monday

Srinagar July 24: Medicos and lawyers today staged peaceful sit-in protests in response to the call by Hurriyat Conference (G) in connection to its ongoing programme.

Lawyers this afternoon staged a protest demonstration at Saddar Court complex here. Shouting slogans, the lawyers, vowed to continue their allegiance to the “on going movement.

Addressing the lawyers, former president of the bar association, advocate Nazir Ahmad Ronga announced to go for hunger strike incase the present president of the association—Advocate Mian Qayoom and general secretary G N Shaheen were not released.

“In the first stage, it will be for twelve hours followed by 24-hours, 72-hours and fast unto death,” he said. Ronga claimed that every single individual in the state is up in arms against governemnt and asserted that the repressive measures wouldn’t deter them “from pursuing ongoign struggle.”

He said that government was mistaken in its belief that it would suppress the people by “suppressive measures.”

“Government has arrested our president and general secretary and slapped PSA in the belief that we will be frightened. The only offense of Qayoom, Shaheen and other lawyers is not they are unraveling the suppression in courts, speaking against murder of incidents, rape of women,” he said.

Meanwhile, medicos too held protest in Government Medical College and the JVC Bemina.

Medicos assembled in the compound of GMC here and also JVC here this afternoon. carrying banners highlighting “Wake-up Amnesty, Human Rights Watch.

Talking to the Newspoint, the medicos said that they are the part of society. “We want democratic solution to the Kashmir issue,” said Dr Adil, . The medicos condemn the arrest of advocate Mian Abdul Qayoom and other political leaders.

2 Kulgam locals found dead in UP

Srinagar July 24: Two persons from south Kashmir’s Kulgam district were found dead in Uttar Pradesh (UP) in mysterious circumstances. Bereaved families have alleged that the duo were murdered for ransom.

Ghulam Mohammad Lone son of Mohammad Anwar of Kuldanag and his grand son Sajad Ahmad Lone were found dead near a railway track in UP while they were on-way to Bihar. While as the police in the state has communicated to their counterparts here that the duo died in a train mishap, the family refuse to buy the argument. The family, who staged a protests in the southern Kashmir district today, alleged that the duo were murder for money they were carrying with them.

“They had Rs 40000 with them as they were heading to Bihar from where they had to bring home the family members and his bridegroom from Bihar,” a family member said. They maintianed, “If we accept the police claim, then where are their belongings including the money. Where is the money, they possessed ?,” they asked.

The UP police is learnt to have recovered a mobile set and empty bag from the site where bodies were recovered. SP Kulgam, K Ram Chaurasiya said that police has deputed a team along with three members of the family to the state. “We have informed here that they died due to accident while police there is investigating the case,” he said.

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SOG cop turn ‘stone pelter’, held by locals

Srinagar July 24: A Special Operations Group (SOG) cop was caught by the locals of Kreeri village in Anantanag for allegedly vandalizing private property.

Azad Ahmad Bhat of Kolgud, Acchabal was held by a group of youth when he along with two other associates was allegedly smashing window panes of the residential houses in Kreeri village last night. Two of Azad’s associates, however, managed to flee under the cover of darkness.

After locals held SOG man, they informed the Dooru police station about the incident. A police party led by Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Harmeet Singh and Station House Officer (SHO) Mohammad Yusuf reached the spot and secured the release of the cop. “Angry youth refused to hand over the SOG man to the police. The officers threatened to use force. Fearing trouble, the senior citizens intervened and ensured the release of the stone-pelter ,” a local said.

He said that the window panes of dozens of residential houses were damaged by the SOG men in the last two weeks. The frequent incidents of stone pelting, he said, prompted the locals to constitute a committee of youth for night vigil. “The village was reeling under fear since past fifteen days. Some unknown men were hurling stones on residential houses and smashing window screens of the car. Last night the youth solved the mystery,” he added.

Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Anantanag Bashir Ahmad Khan said that he was not aware of any such incident in the district. However, he assured action, if the locals approach him with a written complaint. “I have no information about any such incident,” he added.

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