[Reader-list] Shopian Rape - A family Fued

Sun Jul 12 18:04:36 IST 2009

there is a HT report also attached to it. kindly have a look. im surprised
this is so-called seperatist paper is functioning in india with legitimate
quotes from the someone who is part of the commission.

On 7/12/09, Aditya Raj Kaul <kauladityaraj at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> One would anyday trust a report by PTI and The Times of India or The Hindu
> rather than a report by local separatist run newspaper The Rising Kashmir
> which has obvious bias and planted news.
>
> Period
>
> On Sun, Jul 12, 2009 at 2:40 PM, anupam chakravartty <c.anupam at gmail.com
> >wrote:
>
> > 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:
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?sectionName=HomePage&id=96212f27-b2ee-4e19-b92a-f773c3ec6be9&Headline='Shopian+report+character+assassination
> <
> http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?sectionName=HomePage&id=96212f27-b2ee-4e19-b92a-f773c3ec6be9&Headline=%27Shopian+report+character+assassination
> >
> > '
> > >
> > > 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.
> > >
> > > 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.
> > >
> > > The relatives of the victims have also threatened to proceed against
> > > Justice Jan.
> > >
> > > The Shopian agitation committee, formed in the wake of the crime, has
> > also
> > > rejected the probe findings, terming it as "a cover up operation".
> > >
> > > Meanwhile, the Kashmir Bar Association has termed the Justice Jan
> > > commission's report as a "kitchen report".
> > >
> > > 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.
> > >
> > > "It has not identified the culprits," he said.
> > >
> > >
> > > On 7/12/09, Pawan Durani <pawan.durani at gmail.com> wrote:
> > >>
> > >> I hope that all those in this group who pointedly blamed security
> > >> forces need to hang their head in shame.
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> "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. "
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> >
> http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/NEWS-India-Shopian-rape-murders-a-family-feud/articleshow/4768680.cms
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