Mehbooba’s remarks got here after a replica of a authorities order dated May 20 dismissing Singh, a deputy superintendent of police, from service went viral on social media.
Accusing the authorities of getting double requirements, Mehbooba mentioned Kashmiris are “considered guilty until proven innocent”.
- PTI Srinagar
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PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Monday alleged that former Jammu and Kashmir police officer Davinder Singh, who was caught ferrying militants in a automobile final yr, was let off the hook by the Centre whereas harmless Kashmiris rot in jails for years below anti-terror legal guidelines. Accusing the authorities of getting double requirements, Mehbooba mentioned Kashmiris are “thought of responsible till confirmed harmless”.
Mehbooba’s remarks came after a copy of a government order dated May 20 dismissing Singh, a deputy superintendent of police, from service went viral on social media. Lt Governor Manoj Sinha had ordered Singh’s dismissal from service with “immediate effect” below Article 311 of the Constitution, in keeping with the official order. This provision allows the authorities to withdraw presidential pleasure with out holding an inquiry and the determination can solely be contested in the excessive court docket.
“Innocent Kashmiris arrested below anti-terror legal guidelines rot in jails for years. For them the trial turns into the punishment. But GOI (Government of India) doesn’t need an enquiry towards a cop caught red-handed with militants. Is it as a result of he colluded with the system to orchestrate sure dodgy incidents?” Mehbooba asked in a tweet. She said Kashmiris are “considered guilty until proven innocent”.
“Whether for governments job or perhaps a passport, they (Kashmiris) are subjected to the worst type of scrutiny. But when a policeman is understood to have facilitated militants he’s let off the hook. The double requirements & soiled video games is apparent,” she added. Singh was arrested by the Jammu and Kashmir Police in January last year when he was ferrying Hizbul Mujahideen terrorists to Jammu from Kashmir. The case was investigated by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) and it filed a charge sheet against Singh and others.
According to the NIA charge sheet, Singh was tasked by his Pakistani handler with establishing a “contact” in the Ministry of External Affairs for finishing up espionage actions. Singh used his personal automobile for the motion of the Hizbul Mujahideen terrorists and likewise assured them assist in procuring weapons, the NIA alleged.
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