Baramulla/Shopian, May 14: Police on Wednesday slapped PSA on a Baramulla youth and shifted him to Sub-jail Kupwara. The youth who has been identified as Zahoor Ahmed Mala son of Bashir Ahmed resident of Old Town Baramulla was arrested by police on the charges of stone-pelting on April 27 last month.
Police sources told that Zahoor Ahmed was first arrested in 2010 on the charges of stone-pleting and that time he was lodged in police station vide FIR number 36/2010. “Even after his release he continued to indulge in stone-pleting and was wanted to police in other cases as well,†a police official told CNS adding that last time he was arrested after police recovered fukki from his possession near Boniyar Baramulla.
“He is in custody under various sections of law including 148, 149, 332, 336, 307, 427 of RPC. Yes, we slapped Public Safety Act on him to prevent him from indulging in any illegal activities,†SP Baramulla Mir Suhail told CNS.
Police said that at least one dozen FIR’s have been lodged against him in different police stations for his ‘involvement’ in stone-pelting, arson, damaging public property and attack police personnel.
Meanwhile, the family of Zahoor Ahmed refuted the police claims and staged a protest outside police station Baramulla. The mother of the ‘accused’ Zoona Begum told CNS that his son was bailed out by court on April 27, but police re-arrested him on the same day and implicated him in another ‘false’ case. Reports said that there was traffic jam in Baramulla after Zoona Begum and the other relatives of the arrested youth blocked the road. Police said that some youth resorted to stone-pelting, however, they exercised restraint.
Meanwhile, Shopian police arrested a ‘9th’ class student on the charges of ‘stone-pelting’ from Zavoora village of the Shopian district. The youth whom police identified as Faisal Ahmed Mir son of Muhammad Amin resident of Bonabazar Shopian was reportedly absconding from past month.
Superintendent of Police Shopian Showkat Ahmed told CNS that Faisal Amin Mir was the part of the ‘gang’ that attacked the Kashmir University vehicle in the town last month injuring some of the academicians critically. “He is young but not innocent. We arrested him Zavoora village and everybody in the town knows that he is a known stone-pelter,†he said.
Station House Officer Shopian, Javid Ahmed while giving details about the accused told CNS that at least 11 FIRs are standing registered against Faisal Amin in police stations of Shopian. “He (accused) was arrested for the first time in 2012 vide FIR number 173 and in 2013 three FIR’s vide number 121, 122 and 152 were registered against him for resorting to violence and stone-pelting,†he said adding that in the current year police registered 7 FIR’s vide number 57, 64, 70, 76, 78, 83 and 84 under various sections of law.
SHO Shopian further said that police is going to have medical examination of the accused and it will also check his school records as they feel that he is not a minor.
Meanwhile, another top police official said that police will ascertain from school records and from other departments about his age and a decision in this regard would be taken accordingly. (CNS)
