Srinagar
The Jammu and Kashmir Police have filed a chargesheet against ten accused, including journalist Asif Sultan for allegedly giving shelter to militants who killed a police constable in a shootout in Batamaloo area August last year.
A Police spokesman in a statement said Srinagar Police submitted the charge sheet in respect of case FIR No 173/2018 of P/S Batamaloo.
“The FIR pertains to the incident dated 12-08-2018 wherein militants hiding in a residence at Diyarwani, Batamalo, Srinagar fled away from the spot after indiscriminately firing at Police party wherein one police personnel SgCt. Parvaiz Ahmad was killed,” said police spokesman in a statement.
“After the conclusion of the investigation, the chargesheet has been filed before the competent Court by Srinagar Police U/S 120-B read with 34, 302,307,326, RPC, 7/27 IA Act ,16,18,19,20,38 & 39 of ULA(P) Act and substantive offences thereof subsequent to obtaining necessary Government sanction for prosecution under ULA(P)Act,” said the spokesman.
“The chargesheet has been filed against Ten accused including Mohammed Shafeeq Bhat R/o Diyarwani, Batamaloo; Waseem Khan R/o Diyarwani, Batamaloo; Bilal Ahmad Bhat R/o Kund Qazigund; Shazia Yaqoob alias Pari R/o Kamad Anantnag and Asif Sultan R/o Firdousabad, Batamaloo for their role in hatching criminal Conspiracy for militant act, harbouring militant and giving support to the prescribed militant organisation besides substantive offences of law as mentioned above,” said police spokesman in a statement.
