kupwara Minor’s killing Murder Of Humanity: Hurriyat (M)

Srinagar, July 21:Terming the brutal killing of a minor boy of Gulgam, Kupwara, Umar Farooq as the murder of Humanity, Hurriyat Conference (M) has demanded stern punishment to the guilty involved in the act.

In a statement issued to GNS, Hurriyat (M) said that unidentified people first kidnapped minor Umar and then brutally killed him and later threw his body on the road which is not only extremely condemnable but takes the lid off the rot in the Kashmiri society where heinous crimes are taking place now.

It said that incidents like the brutal murder of minor Kupwara boy has raised goose-bumps of every concerned citizen of Kashmir and it is high time that all the concerned and responsible people across Kashmir rise to the occasion to stop such incidents happening in the future Humanity .

The amalgam expressed heartfelt condolence and solidarity with the family of slain Umar, who was the only son of parents among seven siblings, and hoped that the probe initiated in the incident would be taken to its logical conclusion and guilty by getting the hold of culprits and punishing them severely. It hoped that this time the fate of probe commission ordered by the police won’t meet the same end as that of hundreds of probes ordered in the past.

Commenting on the “report on prisoners” prepared by various judges of the High Court of Jammu and Kashmir, the Hurriyat (M) expressed concern stated that in Central Jail Srinagar and District Jail Rajouri, the number of prisoners lodged there is beyond the capacity which is an “eye-opener” for the international community and rights groups fighting for prisoner’s rights.

“In Central Jail Srinagar, according to the report, 396 prisoners are lodged against the total capacity of 364 while as there are 182 prisoners lodged in District jail Rajouri against the total capacity of 140. The report on prisoners has taken a lid of the fact that Kashmiri prisoners lodged in various jails within and outside the State are meted out ill-treatment and denied necessary facilities including the basic medical aid guaranteed by the jail manual. The fact remains that majority of prisoners are denied fair trial with the result their detention gets prolonged,” the statement said.

“The plight of Kashmiri prisoners is worst in most of the jails within the state and also outside as they have been lodged with the dreaded criminals in small cells which poses a great threat to their lives,” Hurriyat (M) said.(GNS)