The justice continues to elude the family of a young school boy, Wamiq Farooq, who was martyred by Indian police in Srinagar, and five victims of Ajas massacre in Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir,
According to Kashmir Media Service, Wamiq Farooq was killed on 31 January in 2010 after being hit in the head by a tear smoke canister fired by an Indian policeman near Gani Memorial Stadium at Rajouri Kadal in Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir.
Several freedom activists visited his graveyard at Mazar-e-Shuhada in Srinagar and offered Faheha for him and other martyrs.
A commission led by Justice M.L. Koul, which was assigned to investigate human rights violations, which took place during the 2010 uprising, finally submitted a report in 2014 wherein it criticised the use of unjustified force on civilians by Indian troops that resulted in more than 120 deaths. Moreover, the commission’s report concluded that Wamiq’s killing was an example of police brutality. The 320-page report further mentioned that the defence put forth by the accused party was dubious and weak.
“These commissions are nothing but an attempt to camouflage and deviate the attention of the people – no recommendations were implemented. These are just diversionary tactics employed by the authorities,” an advocate in Srinagar, who was representing Wamiq Farooq’s family, told media men.—KMS
