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The Hindu
2 hours ago
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- The Hindu
Mehbooba Mufti calls for systemic reform of J&K Police JICs
Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday (July 22, 2025) called for 'systemic reform and scrutiny of all Joint Interrogation Centres (JICs)' of the Jammu and Kashmir Police, a day after the Supreme Court directed a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe and the arrest of police officials involved in the custodial torture of a fellow policeman on 'false charges'. 'A man was tortured so brutally that his genitals were mutilated is a chilling reminder of custodial abuse in J\&K. The SC's order for a CBI probe, arrests and ₹50L compensation is a long overdue step. This isn't an aberration, systemic reform and scrutiny of all JICs is urgently needed,' Ms. Mufti said. The victim, constable Khursheed Ahmad Chouhan of the Jammu and Kashmir Police, was granted a compensation of ₹50 lakh by the Supreme Court, 'recoverable from the officers concerned against whom a departmental proceeding shall be initiated upon conclusion of the investigation by the CBI.' Chouhan was arrested on February 20, 2023, and allegedly subjected to 'brutal custodial torture for six consecutive days'. 'Considering the gravity and magnitude of the custodial torture established through medical records and the institutional apathy that followed, we are of the considered opinion that this is a fit case for awarding compensation to the victim of the violence,' the Supreme Court Bench observed. According to the case records, Chouhan's genital organs and testicles were amputated. 'Pepper was sprinkled on his private parts, and he was given electric shocks which led to a fracture of his foot. He suffered grave injuries during the custodial torture, and was shifted to the District Hospital, Kupwara, in a comatose condition,' the court background note stated. 'The influence being exercised by local police officials is evident from the fact that no proper investigation was initiated despite clear medical evidence of torture, and instead, a counter FIR No. 32 of 2023 was registered against the victim himself under Section 309 of the IPC to create a false narrative,' the court noted. The Bench held that the local police at Kupwara had 'demonstrated complete institutional failure by first illegally detaining the appellant from 20th February, 2023, then subjecting him to barbaric and systematic torture.' The court also quashed FIR No. 32 of 2023 registered against the victim under Section 309 of the Indian Penal Code.
United News of India
7 hours ago
- Politics
- United News of India
Mehbooba demands urgent scrutiny of all joint interrogation centres
Srinagar, July 22 (UNI) A Day after Supreme Court ordered a CBI probe in Kupwara custodial torture case of policeman in 2023, Peoples Democratic Party chief Mehbooba Mufti today demanded urgent systemic reform and scrutiny of all joint interrogation centres(JICs). "A man was tortured so brutally that his genitals were mutilated is a chilling reminder of custodial abuse in J&K. SC's order for a CBI probe, arrests & ₹50L compensation is a long overdue step," she said in a post on X. "This isn't an aberration, systemic reform & scrutiny of all JICs is urgently needed." The Supreme Court yesterday ordered a CBI probe into allegations of custodial torture of constable Khursheed Ahmad Chohan at the JIC in Kupwara district. The court directed the immediate arrest of the police officers involved and ordered J&K to pay Rs 50 lakh as compensation to the victim. UNI MJR GNK
Scroll.in
13 hours ago
- Politics
- Scroll.in
Mehbooba Mufti urges Rahul Gandhi to raise concerns about ‘victimisation of Muslims' in Parliament
Peoples Democratic Party chief Mehbooba Mufti on Monday urged Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to raise concerns about the 'victimisation, dispossession and disempowerment' of Muslims during the ongoing Monsoon Session of Parliament. Mufti said that Muslims in India had chosen to remain in the country after Partition because of their faith in the Congress leadership. 'Today, as the bearer of that legacy, the responsibility falls on your shoulders to uphold and defend the secular and democratic values enshrined in our Constitution,' she added. The Peoples Democratic Party leader said that the ongoing special intensive revision of voter rolls in Bihar appears to be another 'systemic effort to dispossess, disempower and ultimately disenfranchise Muslims, effectively erasing their presence'. As part of the revision of electoral rolls, persons whose names were not on the 2003 voter list will need to submit proof of eligibility to vote. Opposition leaders have alleged that the exercise risks disenfranchising a large number of voters as they may not be able to submit the necessary documents. Mufti also referred to reports of India having deported refugees by 'pushing' them into Bangladeshi waters, saying: 'Under the pretext of targeting 'Bangladeshis' and 'Rohingyas', Muslims are being pushed into increasingly desperate situations. Disturbing media reports have even suggested that some were forced into the sea in attempts to expel them from India.' The large scale demolition of thousands of Muslim homes in Assam is deeply troubling, Mufti added. Between 2016 and August 2024, more than 10,620 families – the majority of them Muslim – have been evicted from government land in Assam, according to data provided by the state revenue and disaster management department. Deeply disturbed by the ongoing victimization, dispossession and disempowerment of Muslims on a daily basis - I have written to Rahul Gandhi ji urging him to raise this critical issue in the upcoming Parliament session. — Mehbooba Mufti (@MehboobaMufti) July 21, 2025 Mufti said that while India rightly condemns the treatment of Hindu minorities in Pakistan and Bangladesh, there is 'complete silence' when Muslims are targeted in India. 'As a politician from one of the only Muslim-majority regions that chose to join the Indian Union largely due to the vision and secular character of your great-grandfather, I feel extremely helpless at times,' she said. 'Placing great hope in your leadership, I urge you to continue speaking up for a minority that is being steadily marginalised and pushed to the fringes of Indian society.'
Time of India
a day ago
- Politics
- Time of India
Speak up in Parliament for ‘marginalised' Muslims, Mehbooba urges Rahul
Mehbooba Mufti (File photo) SRINAGAR: Former J&K chief minister and People's Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti wrote Monday to Rahul Gandhi , urging Congress's LS leader of Opposition to take a firm stand during Parliament's current monsoon session against 'growing marginalisation of Muslims in India'. In her letter, Mehbooba acknowledged that while key issues like the horrific Pahalgam attack, Operation Sindoor and other critical security matters were expected to dominate House discussions, she 'sincerely hopes the opposition, especially INDIA bloc, raises the growing concern of Muslim victimisation across the country'. 'Under the pretext of targeting 'Bangladeshis' and 'Rohingyas', Muslims are being pushed into increasingly desperate situations. Disturbing media reports have even suggested that some were forced into the sea in attempts to expel them from India. As you rightly highlighted during your (recent) visit to Assam, the large-scale demolition of thousands of Muslim homes is deeply troubling,' Mehbooba's letter stated. The PDP president also referred to the raging controversy over special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in poll-bound Bihar. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Search and Discover search Search Now Undo He described the exercise as 'yet another systematic effort to dispossess, disempower, and ultimately disenfranchise Muslims, effectively erasing their presence, both symbolically and literally'. Mehbooba underscored Rahul's legacy to urge him to voice the concerns. 'Muslims who chose to remain in India during Partition did so because of the faith they had in the secular leadership of the Congress from Mahatma Gandhi to Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru. Today, as the bearer of that legacy, the responsibility falls on your shoulders to uphold and defend the secular and democratic values enshrined in our Constitution,' the letter stated. Mehbooba pointed out that when Hindus, minorities in neighbouring countries like Pakistan or Bangladesh, were targeted, 'our nation rightly expresses outrage and the Union government intervenes'. 'But when Muslims are targeted within our own country there is an unsettling silence, a fear that prevents many from speaking up,' she wrote. As a politician from one of the 'only Muslim-majority regions that chose to join the Indian Union largely due to the vision and secular character of your great-grandfather (Nehru), I feel extremely helpless at times', the PDP chief wrote, urging Rahul to continue speaking up for a minority 'steadily marginalised and pushed to the fringes of Indian society'.
Indian Express
a day ago
- Politics
- Indian Express
Mehbooba Mufti writes to Rahul, urges him to raise ‘targeting' of Muslims in Parliament
Referring to him as a 'rare source of hope for the forgotten and voiceless', former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti on Monday urged Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi to raise the issue of 'victimisation, dispossession and disempowerment' of Muslims in the ongoing Monsoon Session of Parliament. In her letter, Mufti said that the Muslims of India chose to remain in the country due to their faith in the Congress leadership and it was Gandhi's 'responsibility to defend them'. 'The Muslims who chose to remain in India during Partition did so because of the faith they had in the secular leadership of the Congress, from Mahatma Gandhi to Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru. Today, as the bearer of that legacy, the responsibility falls on your shoulders to uphold and defend the secular and democratic values enshrined in our Constitution,' the letter read. Pointing out that issues like the horrific Pahalgam attack, Operation Sindoor and other critical security matters were expected to dominate discussions in Parliament, the PDP chief wrote, 'I sincerely hope the Opposition, especially the INDIA bloc, raises the growing concern of Muslim victimisation across the country.' Referring to the 'targeting' of Muslims and the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in poll-bound Bihar, Mufti said the community is being pushed into 'desperate situations'. 'Under the pretext of targeting 'Bangladeshis' and 'Rohingyas', Muslims are being pushed into increasingly desperate situations. Disturbing media reports have even suggested that some were forced into the sea in attempts to expel them from India. As you rightly highlighted during your visit to Assam, the large-scale demolition of thousands of Muslim homes is deeply troubling. The latest development the SIR being conducted in Bihar appears to be yet another systematic effort to dispossess, disempower, and ultimately disenfranchise Muslims, effectively erasing their presence both symbolically and literally,' she said in the letter. The former CM said while India rightly expresses rage over the treatment of Hindu minority in Pakistan and Bangladesh, there is 'complete silence' when Muslims are targeted in our country. 'There is an unsettling silence, a fear that prevents many from speaking up. As a politician from one of the only Muslim-majority regions that chose to join the Indian Union largely due to the vision and secular character of your great-grandfather, I feel extremely helpless at times. Placing great hope in your leadership I urge you to continue speaking up for a minority that is being steadily marginalised and pushed to the fringes of Indian society,' she said.
