[Reader-list] Shopian Rape - A family Fued

[anupam chakravartty]

Jan Comn disowns part of report
http://www.risingkashmir.com/?option=com_content&task=view&id=14798
  Says Kashmir Police insisted to add Shakeel’s profile
*Ishfaq Mir
Srinagar, July 11: *The Justice (Retired) Jan Commission, which submitted
its final report on rape and murder of two women in Shopian to government
Saturday denied making any recommendations against the family members of the
victims.
The Commission said it has been wrongly interpreted and report about
deceased Neelofer’s husband Shakeel Ahmad Ahanger is not from the Commission
itself. “The impression about the two families especially Shakeel Ahmad
Ahanger given in the print and electronic media attributing the remarks to
the Commission is not correct,” clarified Secretary Justice Jan Commission,
Mukhtar Ahmad Wani.
He said, “In the entire report no observation has been made against any
member of the victim families by the Commission. Nothing has been said about
any family members. This was not the point of reference for the Commission,
so why should the Commission do it”.
While clarifying he said, “The suspicions were projected before the
Commission by the police investigating team. But they were not even
considered or acted upon by the Commission and have been wrongly attributed
as observations of the Commission”.
He said police investigation had traced the details of at least 5000 calls
and recorded the statements of more than 30 witnesses. So they wanted the
investigation to be part of the report, but Commission refused to act upon
it or even consider it. Later the police ‘findings’ were enclosed in the
report but neither as part nor as recommendation.
“The government passed the entire information of the report to the media
persons, causing confusion,” added Wani.
Meanwhile, the Commission has taken up the matter with the government and
sought its clarification.

EOM


On 7/12/09, anupam chakravartty <c.anupam at gmail.com> wrote:
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> http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?sectionName=HomePage&id=96212f27-b2ee-4e19-b92a-f773c3ec6be9&Headline='Shopian+report+character+assassination'
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> The relatives of the two women found raped and murdered in Kashmir's
> Shopian town have rejected the judicial commission report which, while
> indicting local police officials for destruction of evidence, also sought
> investigation of the role of some family members.
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> Relatives of Nilofar Jan, 22, and her sister-in-law Asiya Jan, 17, termed
> the one-man Justice (retired) Muzaffar Jan commission report -- released to
> public Friday -- as "character assassination" for seeking a thorough
> investigation into the character and possible involvement of Nilofar's
> husband and brother-in-law in the incident.
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> The relatives of the victims have also threatened to proceed against
> Justice Jan.
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> The Shopian agitation committee, formed in the wake of the crime, has also
> rejected the probe findings, terming it as "a cover up operation".
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> Meanwhile, the Kashmir Bar Association has termed the Justice Jan
> commission's report as a "kitchen report".
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> In a statement, local bar association president Mian Qayoom said the
> commission had commented on the character of the relatives of the victims
> which was not included in the commission's terms of reference.
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> "It has not identified the culprits," he said.
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> On 7/12/09, Pawan Durani <pawan.durani at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> I hope that all those in this group who pointedly blamed security
>> forces need to hang their head in shame.
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>> "Doubting the character of Neelofer, Justice Jan said she had
>> ‘‘developed contacts'' at an orchard in Nagabal, Shopian. ‘‘The
>> examination of the witnesses has suggested that Neelofer, Roomi and
>> Asyia Jan were frequent visitors to an orchard at Nagabal. During her
>> visits in the last few months, Neelofar might have developed relations
>> with other persons and Shakeel might have come to know about her
>> relations,'' the report said. "
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>> http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/NEWS-India-Shopian-rape-murders-a-family-feud/articleshow/4768680.cms
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