Saroori demanded SIT to probe torture of Kishtwar youth by Police

Third degree torture to Akhtar Hussain from Sarawan village by Kishtwar police

JAMMU, APRIL 19: - Coming down heavily on the Police for alleged third degree torture to Akhtar Hussain son of Ali Mohammad Hajam resident of Keshwan village of Thakrie, Kishtwar District, the Vice President JKPCC and MLA Inderwal, Ghulam Mohammad Saroori demanded an inquiry into the role of few police officials in a gruesome crime.

While talking to media persons last night at Government Medical College (GMC) Jammu, Saroori said injuries suffered by Akhtar Hussain is during interrogation in police custody at Kishtwar Police Station. He was picked up by Police in connection with the missing person from Sarawan namely Tariq Hussain son of Ghulam Rasool added that this is nothing but creating terror among common masses. 

Saroori said that he (Akhtar Hussain) was picked up by the police on March 18th from Keswan village and was released on 7th April and again on 11th April he was picked up for the interrogation. When Akhtar Hussain became unconscious in Police station Kishtwar the worried police officials shifted him to the district hospital Kishtwar where Doctor referred him to GMC Jammu.

MLA Inderwal also visited the GMC hospital Jammu to see the Akhtar Hussain, his condition is serious and is on death bed. He called upon the government to constitute the Special Investigation Team to probe the allegations and fixed the responsibility on guilty police officers involved in this act. He said that government should also consider judicial probe into the matter in which senior police officers are under scanner.