KL Report
SRINAGAR
Director General Police (DGP) Ashok Prasad Sunday said that the situation in Shopian district and elsewhere in the valley were under control and police was alert to deal with the situation. He also said that the police was using the non lethal weapon and it was unfortunate that Rafiq Rather died with the plastic bullet which has been accepted as non lethal worldwide. “More than 90 per cent people in Shopian are law abiding, only a few sympathizers of separatist create trouble and put the whole population into inconvenience’’ said Prasad.
Regarding the continuous house arrest of Syed Ali Geelani and not allowing Mirwaiz Umer Farooq to offer Friday prayers, DGP said that Syed Ali Geelani was converting the religious platforms into political one, which was creating law and order problem.
“If Geelani wants to offer prayers only, who stops him, but the problem is that he converts every religious platform into political one which can’t be allowed. He can offer prayers at Hyderpora mosque, what is the need to rush to Sopore or other areas to offer Friday prayers.” DGP said, adding that no one stops Geelani offering prayers at Malviya Nagar, New Delhi or Mirwaiz Umer Farooq during his visits to Geneva or any other place.
Meanwhile DGP along with IGP, Kashmir Ab. Gani Mir, IGP CRPF and DIG south Kashmir visited Shopian and held closed door meetings with the CRPF personnel one by one. The DGP also visited the spots where the firing incidents took place and also took stock of the situation in the district.
Sources told KNS that DGP enquired about the firing incidents from the CRPF personnel who were on duty on the fateful days and also received a brief from Deputy Commissioner and SSP Shopian. According to sourced, DGP also discussed the relocation of the CRPF personnel camped in the Gagran camp.
