Shoe thrower Ahad Jan released
Submitted by admin on 17 August 2010 - 7:27pm
By Agence India Press
Srinagar: Chief Minister of Jammu & Kashmir Omar Abdullah said he has forgiven a police Head Constable who threw a shoe at him on Independence Day and has ordered his release.
Sources told Agence India Press that Abdul Ahad Jan held a meeting with the chief minister Omar Abdullah at his official residence in Srinagar.
"The meeting was about ten to five minutes and then Chief Minister ordered his immediate release,” sources said.
They said Jan was flown to Ajas in Bandipore district in a State helicopter.
Ahad Jan who hurled a shoe at Omar at the Independence Day function in Srinagar on Sunday. It was an unexpected attack soon after Omar unfurled the national flag.
As police investigate why suspended cop Ahad Jan threw the shoe at Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Independence Day, a massive campaign has been launched across social networking sites hailing him as a hero.
Jan had told the court on Monday that he was beaten and said he was unable to move his hand. But what's not clear is whether he sustained injuries in the beating right after the shoe throwing incident or was he tortured during interrogation.
An embarrassed security apparatus says the constable had been suspended, but can't seem to explain how he managed to get into the high security VIP corner and target the chief minister.
Fifteen policemen, including four officers, were suspended for the security breach.
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Politicians feign deaf - shoes hurling corrects
First shoe-throw in recent history is against a sitting U.S. President Bush by Muntadhar Al-Zeidi (an Iraqi journalist) on Dec. 14th 2008. It made U.S. pull out of Iraq - although belated. The journalist although jailed, his shoes became an INSTANT HIT, where Turkish manufacturer of shoes, received orders for hundreds of thousands of the brand shoes that were thrown at Bush.
A "feeble" shoe-throw by Jarnail Singh at P. Chidambaram on April 7th 2009 - KNOCKED OUT two Congress stalwarts from contesting in national election. Victims: Jagdish Tytler and Sajjan Kumar.
After Jarnail Singh's JARNAILISM, most Indian Political Leaders started erecting a net-barrier at public appearances, to PROTECT from INSULT of SHOE-THROWS.
However, it did not deter others. Shoe was thrown at Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao at Cambridge University, while he was giving a lecture.
The "most hated" RACIST NATION Israeli ambassador to Sweden, was hit by a shoe-thrower at Stockholm University.
Now we know (a suspended police officer) Abdul Ahad Jan throwing shoe at Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah during independence day "flag hoisting" ceremony. Result awaited.
When POLITICIANS feign DEAF, it's noted mostly SHOE-THROW usually CORRECTS.
An Indian
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I have no wish of rewinding "old" incidents. However, Late Rajiv Gandhi was hit by a Military Gun-Butt, in Colombo during GUARD OF HONOUR in Sri Lanka to protest against Indian involvement i.r.o. Tamilians settled in island country.
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