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.