By Agence India press,
Srinagar: Hurriyat Chairman Syed Ali Shah Geelani has called for a complete shutdown in Kashmir on Wednesday to protest against the killing of Sopore youth allegedly in police custody.
Terming Nazim Rashid’s “custodial killing” as the worst form of state terrorism Geelani said that the killing of Nazim Rashid is a blatant violation of human rights by the state police.
Geelani has appealed to the people to observe a total shutdown on August three in the Valley to protest the incident.
The chairman of the hardline faction of the Hurriyat Conference has also alleged police and
Army were conducting raids in the Sopore area. “Pro-freedom youth are being hunted down
and booked under PSA, particularly in Sopore and its adjoining areas,” he said.
Nazim Rashid, a 28-year-old youth, died in police custody in Sopore town on Sunday, after a day he was detained by the police in connection with the killing of a civilian by militants. (AIP)
Meanwhile, a day after a custodial death of Rashid, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today said stern action will be taken against those
responsible for it.
“We have initiated steps to enquire into the circumstances that led to this death in custody; action will be definitely taken against the person involved in it, he said while interacting with the media persons.”
Omar said that his government was not interested in covering up the fact, not he was protecting anybody.”We are not interested in covering up any of the facts or protecting anybody. Certain steps have been taken under Section 302 (murder)” he said.
He further said “We will make an example to bring the guilty behind the bars so that nobody decides that the law can be treated shabbily,” he said.
When asked whether the investigations would take months, Omar said: “I want this done in days, not weeks, not months. I have told minister of state, home, that I want immediate action in the matter.”
“Within 24 hours of time we have registered a case. You should give us time so that nothing is done that would compromise the law,” he said.