JAIPUR 21 Feb: Four Kashmiri origin girls who were booked last week have got the clean chit and have safely reached home today. An FIR was registered at Jaipur district’s Chandwaji police station based on a complaint lodged by authorities of the National Institute of Medical Sciences, a private university where the students are studying. The Rajasthan police on Sunday had booked four women paramedical students of Kashmiri origin under sedition charges for allegedly posting on social media pictures of their purported celebration of the Pulwama terror attack. The girls when contacted said “The complaint was wrongly filed, we had reacted to the crowd out side the gate raising slogans against Kashmiri’s but not over Pulwama attack. They said, the miscrants tried to enter the college premises raising slogans against us, In response to that they had shared a picture of Juice Glasses, to show we are not scared of these slogans & threats. There was no question of any anti-national post. The girls cooperated with the Police and cleared their stand. They also thanked Senior Congress Leader Salman Nizami for his timely intervention and help. Jaipur (Rural) Superintendent of Police Harendra Kumar said the FIR was registered under Sections 124-A (sedition) and 153-A (promoting enmity between different groups) of the IPC and relevant provisions of the Information Technology Act. Senior officers after probing the matter found the content didn’t match the sedition charges. The girls were released. The police ensured their safety and security.
Category: Union Territory
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Chhattisgarh food vendor offers Rs 10 discount to customers shouting ‘Pakistan Murdabad’
SRINAGAR: Restaurant owners and food vendors are offering discounts to customers shouting anti-Pakistan slogans, days after the Pulwama attack.
A street vendor in Chhattisgarh has started offering a discount to those who chant ‘Pakistan Murdabad’. Anjal Singh, a food stall owner in Jagdalpur, offers Rs 10 discount on a chicken leg piece to any customer who shouts ‘Pakistan Murdabad’. He started this offer days after the Pulwama attack in which over 40 CRPF men were killed. (PTK)
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Security cover from 18 leaders including Geelani, Malik, Shah Faesal withdrawn
Is Ram Madhav ‘misinformed’ about security of Geelani, Malik?
Jammu, February 20: Days after top BJP leader claimed that Hurriyat (G) Chairman Syed Ali Geelani and JKLF Chairman Muhammad Yasin Malik don’t enjoy security cover, the government on Wednesday evening said it has downgraded and withdrew security of 18 Hurriyat leaders including Geelani and Malik in the state.
Earlier, Ram Madhav had tweeted that Geelani and Malik don’t enjoy security cover. “Several people asking about SAS Gilani and Yasin Malik may note that neither enjoys any security cover or other facility from d government. Gilani is under house arrest,” Madhav had tweeted.
However, Government of Jammu & Kashmir in this evening informed to have downgraded and withdrew the security of 18 Hurriyat leaders in the state.
According to the spokesperson of Home Department, it was felt that providing security to these separatist leaders is a wastage of scarce state resources which could be better utilised elsewhere.
Among the leaders whose security has been downgraded and withdrawn are SAS Geelani, Aga Syed Mosvi, Maulvi Abbas Ansari, Yaseen Malik, Saleem Geelani, Shahid ul Islam, Zaffar Akbar Bhat, Nayeem Ahmed Khan, Mukhtar Ahmad Waza, Farooq Ahmed Kichloo, Masroor Abbas Ansari, Aga Syed Abul Hussain, Abdul Gani Shah and Mohd Musadiq Bhat.
This is in addition the 4 persons whose security was withdrawn on Sunday, a statement issued by government to KNO reads.
In addition, the security of 155 political persons and activists, who did not require the security provided to them based on their threat assessment and their activities, was also withdrawn. This includes Shah Faesal, who resigned from the IAS and Wahid Parray. Through this, over 1000 police personnel and over 100 vehicles are freed to do regular police work.(KNO)
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Kolkata woman gets rape threats for on Kashmir
SRINAGAR: A woman from Kolkata on Wednesday alleged that she received non-stop death and rape threats over her Facebook post that criticised the Narendra Modi-led government after the Pulwama attack. She claimed that most of the threats have come from the right wing and VHP/RSS activists India today reported.
In her February 15 Facebook post, she had asked if those who are crying over the deaths of the Army men also feel the pain for ordinary Kashmiri citizens.
“Do those who are weeping for the Army men feel a similar pain for ordinary Kashmiri citizens? Will they remain left out? Just because they are Kashmiris? Kashmiri shawls and Kashmiri corpse, both are in demand,” the woman’s Facebook post read.
Speaking to India Today, the mother of a seven-year-old said that she was subjected to a barrage of hate messages on social media ever since she put up the post.
“I have been getting non-stop rape threats. Mostly form right wing trolls and VHP/RSS activists online. They are circulating my images in various groups calling people to target me. They are stalking me, trying to search and hunt me down. I have filed an FIR against those profiles but police is yet to take any action. I am scared.” (PTK)
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Lok Sabha polls: ECI apprehensive about holding polls for 3 Kashmir seats
May go ahead with Jammu, Ladakh; Final announcement soon, security situation in Valley cited as reason for delay
Srinagar, February 20: As the security situation in Kashmir worsens after deadly Lethpora suicide attack on a CRPF the Election Commission of India is seriously mulling to go for parliamentary elections in Jammu and Ladakh region along with the general Lok Sabha elections in India while three parliamentary seats of Kashmir won’t witness polls and would be merged with the elections for Assembly seats.
Reliable sources told KNO that the after taking feedback from security and other top officials of the administration in the State, the ECI has agreed in principle to go for simultaneous Lok Sabha polls in the country along with Jammu and Ladakh region but not in Kashmir that has three Lok Sabha seats.
“Because of the security atmosphere, it is not feasible to hold elections in Kashmir for three Lok Sabha seats. The plan is to club parliamentary seats of Kashmir with the Assembly elections,” a top official revealed to KNO, wishing not to be named.
He said that in Kashmir of late, the security scenario has worsened in the wake of deadliest ever fidayeen attack on the CRPF convoy that resulted in the killing of 40 CRPF men and injuries to some two dozen paramilitary troopers.
In Jammu there are two Parliamentary seats Jammu- Samba and Udhampur-Doda while Ladakh has one. Kashmir has three seats—Srinagar-Budgam, Baramulla-Kupwara and Anantnag-Kulgam. In 2014 elections, BJP had won three seats, two in Jammu and one in Ladakh while PDP had bagged all three seats of Kashmir.
However, when PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti took over the reins of the State as the chief minister after her father’s death, the Anantnag-Kulgam parliamentary seat fell vacant and didn’t witness elections due to the “highest level of security concerns vis-à-vis rising number of local militants.”
A source revealed to KNO that in the recent review by ECI where in top security officials from the State participated in New Delhi, it was decided in principle that elections for three Lok Sabha seats of Kashmir will be put on hold and held along with the Assembly polls later.
“There are genuine security concerns as far as holding parliamentary elections in Kashmir is concerned. So the plan is to hold polls for Jammu and Ladakh Lok Sabha seats along with the country-wide polls,” he said. However, the final announcement about the decision would be made by the ECI after some time.
At present the J&K State is under president’s rule as the Governor S P Malik ended after six-month stint. The State plunged into the Governor’s rule after the BJP withdrew the support from the PDP. Elections in the State are due this year.(KNO)
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Attack on Pakistan will be biggest mistake of Modi’s life: Parvez Musharraf
SRINAGAR, FEB 20: Former Pakistan president General Pervez Musharraf on Wednesday said that Narendra Modi, did not have any “real emotion” for the CRPF personnel killed in the Pulwama attack.
During interview with Aaj Tak President Pervez Musharraf said if Pakistan was attacked then it would be the biggest mistake of Modi’s life. Musharraf said stop threatening Pakistan. You can not teach us a lesson.
Musharraf added, “I don’t think Imran Khan should or will have any sympathy for Jaish. And I don’t believe Pakistan government was involved in it.” (PTK)
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Pulwama attack: Pakistani prisoner lynched in Jaipur jail, say reports
Srinagar: A Pakistani prisoner has been lynched in a Jaipur jail, media reports said on Wednesday.
The violence comes days after 14 February 2019 Pulwama attack in which 49 CRPF personnel were killed when a Jaish e Mohammed militant rammed an explosive-laden vehicle into a bus of the paramilitary forces’ convoy.
The identity of the deceased was yet to be confirmed by the time this report was published. Senior prison administration officials have rushed to the spot to probe the incident, Times Now reported.
Preliminary probe, as cited in TV reports, has found that the Pakistani national was beaten to death by inmates, who were furious over the Pulwama attack.
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Kashmiris banned entry into Agra hotels, ‘ban to continue till slain CRPF men served justice’
Srinagar: Amid the ongoing incidents of harassment of Kashmiri students and businessmen in various parts of mainland India after the Pulwama attack, hotel owners in Agra have put up pamphlet, asking Kashmiri tourists to remain away.
The hotel owners said that the local population of Kashmir is supportive of militants despite “our security men being killed”, reported The Times of India.
Quoting Rajjab Ali, manager of Kishan tourist lodge, the report said, “Our 46 forces personnel and officers have been killed in various activities post February 14 in Kashmir, but still local residents support militants instead of paying homage to slain soldiers. It needs to stop or we will not allow them in our hotels.”
He added, “The ban will continue in the hotel until our martyrs are not served justice. We need double heads of Pakistani soldiers who often kill our men in ceasefire violations.”
Rohit, manager of Hotel Riz said, “As an Indian I support Indian defence forces unlike Kashmiri who see our soldiers as enemies. We won’t allow any Kashmiri resident to stay in our hotel until they don’t stop engaging in stone-pelting against our forces and target them.”
Ramesh Wadhwa, president of Agra hotel association said, “We don’t support such protest against Kashmiri nationals, as they too are Indians. Every Kashmiri tourist or resident can fearlessly travel and stay in our hotels.”
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Kashmiri girl missing in Jammu
A 17-year-old Kashmiri girl has been missing from Bahu Fort area here since last Friday.
As per police, family of the missing girl claimed that their daughter went to nearby shop to buy detergent powder and since then she has not returned.Station House Officer (SHO) Bagh-e-Bahu Sunil Kumar Sharma told Greater Kashmir that they have received a complaint in this regard and investigation has been taken up in right direction. “The missing girl doesn’t use any phone or technical gadgets but our team has got important leads and we will trace her soon,” the SHO said.
Ruling out any linkage of missing girl with violence in Jammu, the SHO said “The girl reportedly went missing around 10.00 am while the violence in Gujjar Nagar started in the afternoon and strict curfew was imposed after that.”
Cautioning rumors mongers, he asked them not to create unnecessary panic as they are not aware about the case.