GNS Jammu, Nov 3 ; A youth allegedly died in police custody in Gajansoo area in the border belt of the district after which two constables were suspended and 15 others shunted out to Police Lines. In protest against the incident, which took place yesterday, local people staged protests accusing the police of torturing the 20-year-old man leading to his death in custody. Officials said the youth - Vijay Kumar - was picked up in connection with a theft case from Gajansoo here yesterday. They said Kumar had escaped from the police custody and his body was later found in a field in Galbadechak area. A magisterial probe was ordered by the District Magistrate after locals alleged foul play in the youth's death. "Besides ordering a magisterial inquiry, we have suspended two constables including police post incharge Omar Prakash and sent 15 others to the District Police Lines," Senior SP Jammu, Anand Jain said.
When the holy Quran was placed before Mohammed Maqbool Butt on the morning of February 11, 1984, he knew that death awaited him in the phansi kothi a few yards away. A high voltage bulb burning outside the grated doors of his solitary cell in the death row was indicative of the outside darkness. If he had had any hopes of living awhile yet, they were dashed by the presence of the” prison doctors. Jail superintendent, A.B. Shukla/had paid Butt a visit in the middle of the previous night. Shukla chatted with him for a long time but cautiously avoided any talk about the execution. “I will see you on Monday”, Butt’s counsel on record, the sallow-complexioned R.C. Pathak, had told him during a brief interview they were allowed on the evening of February 10. In answer, the condemned Kashmir Liberation Front leader, who was awarded the death sentence of the murder of a CID officer in 1966, had meaningfully remarked: “Do you think they will permit us a second meeting?” He was right! Butt was n...
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