By TCN Special Correspondent,
New Delhi: A team of Human Rights Orgranisation, PUCL visited the house of Mahfooz Ahmed son of Akhlaq Ahmed in Rasoolbad Village of Azamgarh. Mahfooz, a class fourth employee in local college Shibli National College, has been missing since 22nd September evening. According to some media reports, he has been detained by Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) from Varanasi. It is claimed in the media reports that, he is detained by ATS while taking picture of a hotel in the Cantonment area of Varanasi though there is no official confirmation of detention yet.
According to Mohammed Shameem, an official of Shibli College Mahfooz was sent to Varanasi on 22nd Sep. morning by college authorities to bring Audit forms since audit work is going on in the college and form was neither available in the college nor in Azamgarh. He further said, Mahfooz informed in the evening that he is coming back but since then he is not reachable. College authorities and family members tried to contact him but his mobile is switched off.
PUCL- UP state joint secretaries, Rajiv Yadav and Masihuddin Sanjari have demanded production of Mahfooz before court. Talking to TCN, Rajiv Yadav said, “If Mahfooz is detained by ATS then, as claimed by media then way he is been arrested is totally unlawful and violation of basic human rights outlined by Supreme Court of India.” He also informed this correspondent, during team’s visit to Mahfooz’s village, they were told that on 23rd two unknown pain cloth man has been enquiring about Mahfooz and villagers believes it was police. The missing of Mahfooz has once again created the environment of fear and gloom in the villages of Azamgah.