Lolab: The local population from Lolab Valley of North Kashmir’s Kupwara district Tuesday vehemently appealed state government to save them from the wrath of men in uniform. They alleged that men in uniform not only accuse abuse and arrest common people but also harass female folk.
“First these men in uniform arrest youth and only after interrogated them, they set them free. There is no difference between innocent and guilty. They catch everyone and torture them,” locals from Lolab valley told news agency CNS.
The locals said that government armed men have erected a Naka on Lolab Road and whosoever passes through it is being detained and interrogated. “Today a Tata-Mobile driver along with his vehicle was picked up and interrogated. We the people from Sogam, Devar, Shartmuqam, Kuligam, Warnu, Wavoora are facing tremendous hardships at the hands of these men in uniform. They are the source of nuisance who misuse their power and position,” they said wishing not to be named.
“It is just because of their (security men) oppression, suppression and repression that people in the area hit to roads and stage protest. You can’t imagine under which circumstances we have been living. We are feeling insecure. It is hell like situation here. Due to lack of accountability these men in Khaki oppress and suppress us at will,” they said.
When contacted, SSP Kupwara refuted the allegations saying that nothing like this has been happening here. “After verification and on the basis of evidences, miscreants are being picked up and questioned,” he said. (CNS)
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