Monday, June 27, 2016

12 Police officials face FIRs in Doda District: RTI reveals

Greater Kashmir‎‎: Jammu: Monday, June 27, 2016.
Over 12 Jammu and Kashmir Police (JKP) officials have been booked and are facing FIRs for serious criminal charges in District Doda, as per official record.
Among the accused police officials are former ‘encounter specialist’ Sub Inspector Shiv Krishan Sharma alias Sonu and his body guard Mohammad Ayub-who were held in the year 2013 for allegedly “plotting a terror attack on Police Station Thathri in the hilly District of Doda”.
The SI  was placed under suspension vide order number 375/2013 and inquiry initiated against him vide DPO Doda order number 462/2015 dated October 21, 2015.
A departmental enquiry against the officer is still under process with CPO Doda, while the officer is on bail, as per the Department’s reply.
Further, according to reply to a RTI application, most of the officials including Selection Grade, Head Constables, ASIs, SIs, have been booked under serious charges of attempt to Murder, Abetment to Suicide, Trespassing, Corruption, Arms Act and NDPS Act.
All the accused officials are under the order of departmental enquiries. However in most of the cases the departmental enquiries are either under process or  have altogether not been initiated as yet due to different reasons.
“Till date, none of the police officials have been convicted either by the Department or in any court of law”, the official reply stated.
Further, according to the JKP’s reply, one of the accused police official-Mohammad Akram has also been rewarded promotional benefits. The police official has been promoted from Head Constable to ASI by the Police Department.
Among the officials facing FIRs are Selection Grade Shah Wali at posted at Kathua Police Station, Pawan Kumar posted at Police Station Gandoh, SI Shiv Krishan posted at Police Station Thathri, Head Constable Mohammad Ayub posted at Police Station Thathri, Head Constable Gulam Nabi posted at Police Station Vigilance Organization Jammu, ASI Mohammad Mumtaz posted at Police Station Doda, Head Constable Uttam Chand posted at Police Station Assar, Head Constable Rahul Dugra posted at Police Station Vigilance Organization  Jammu, then Head constable, now ASI Mohammad Akram posted at Jammu, Head Constable Davinder Kumar alias DK, Head Constable Jalal Din posted   at Police Station Bhaderwah and Head Constable Firdous Ahmed.