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Abuse of Kashmiri Prisoners in Jails: Patiala Court extends remand of Prisoners

Srinagar: A Patiala court on Friday extended the remand of ten Kashmiri prisoners including seven Hurriyat leaders by 28 more days.

The family members of one among the Hurriyat leaders said that the seven leaders including Nayeem Ahmad Khan, Altaf Shah, Ayaz Akbar, Peer Saif-ul-llah, Mehraj-ud-din Kalwal, Shahid-ul-Islam and Farooq Ahmad Dar alias Bitta Karate, renowned businessman, Zahoor Watali, photojournalist, Kamran Yousuf and Javaid Ahmad appeared in hearing via video conference.

“Patiala house court New Delhi extended their remand till Jan 12, 2018,” he informed.

Pertinently, the seven Hurriyat leaders were arrested by National Investigation Agency (NIA) on August 25, 2017 over their alleged involvement in money laundering case.

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Pertinently, on November 27, the Counsel for Shahid Yousuf, the son of United Jehad Council chief Syed Salahuddin who is in the high security Tihar Jail produced a ‘blood-stained’ shirt of Shahid before Patiala Court alleging that his client was ruthlessly beaten up by Tamil Nadu Force guarding the Jail Cells of Tihar.

While confirming it, family members said that Shahid was not only abused but mercilessly thrashed by Tamil Nadu Force inside Tihar Jail.

This opened a can of worms, where the state of all Kashmiris in Jails across India, is being talked about. The photographs of several injured under trials circulated on social media, with reports that Kashmiri inmates were beaten and abused in jails.

 

(With inputs from KNS)

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