KL Report
SRINAGAR
The family of Umar Qayoom Bhat, a youth who according to his father died after being tortured ruthlessly by the police in 2010, Wednesday said that the police is yet to register FIR in the matter.
Abdul Qayoom, father of Umar Bhat, told KNS that the authorities are yet to initiate a concrete action against the culprits who are ‘roaming free;. “The court more than five times ordered Tehsildar to appear in person, but continuously he has been neglecting the court order. The involved are being elevated to the higher posts and even the police shows reluctance in filing FIR into the killing of my 17 year old son.”
Qayoom mentioned further that on Friday, August 20, 2010, after prayers, the stone pelting was going on in the area and that while Umar was returning home after prayers, forces caught hold on him and he was beaten up mercilessly. “I saw that around six force personnel were beating him up and bouncing him to the walls. They later dragged him to the nearby police post.”
Qayoom said that the condition of his son worsened during detention and that the repeated plea for his release was out rightly rejected by the police officials. “I requested them that the condition of my son is worsening and he his spitting blood from mouth but no heed was paid to my pleas.”
He further said that on the very next day he got the bail for his son’s release and immediately shifted him to hospital. “The Doctors there, due to unknown reasons, discharged Umar from the hospital .On the next day when his condition got worsened; I rushed him to the hospital again where Doctors revealed that my son is 80 percent dead. They later putted him on the ventilator.”
According to the reports, Umar died in the hospital on August 25, 2010 and the huge protest march against his alleged killing was taken out in the area. “More that 48 protesters were injured during his funeral procession,” said his father, adding that the authorities at that time assured him that the investigation will be initiated into the matter at the earliest.
“When no FIR was registered, after eight months, I took my plea to the court of law where from the last three years, I am fighting for justice.”
Advocate Shabir who represents Qayoom’s case in court told KNS that the executive magistrate, who had granted bail to Omer in 2010, was called by the court and that the final call has been given to him to appear in person on January 13, 2014 in the court. “We demand that the FIR under section 302 be registered against Omar’s killing.”
