Militants barge into homes of 7 cops in Jammu & Kashmir; ask them to resign
SHOPIAN: Militants barged into the residences of seven policemen in three villages of south Kashmir’s Shopian district, asking them to resign from the service. The masked gunmen asked the policemen to at least announce resignations publicly through loudspeakers in local masjids.
Jammu & Kashmir police chief SP Vaid told ET that they have devised a strategy to tackle the issue. He refused to share the details. Three groups of militants entered the villages of Hajipora, Landoora and Chotigam in the nights of Thursday and Friday and broke the windowpanes of the houses of the policemen.
“Two of the policemen who were at home were asked to announce their resignation in mosques, apologise for being part of police force or face consequences,” a senior police official told ET. Such resignations are not officially accepted, he added.
Militants also released videos of a trade union leader of Pulwama, an activist of the ruling People’s Democratic Party, in which he was seen apologising for being part of a political party and announcing his resignation. Another video of a party worker from Chowan village in Shopian also showed him apologising for being part of political party.
Militants have been barging into the houses of policemen since early March, asking them to resign and apologise for being part of police force. Vaid warned the militants saying that ‘they too have families’.
However, the militants did not stop and such incidents are continuously reported since March 8, when they ransacked the house of an official in the rank of superintendent of police.
As per police records, 214 militants including 80 foreigners are active in Kashmir. On Saturday, unidentified gunmen shot at two people in Pulwama, reportedly for their affiliation with a political party. Officials at Pulwama hospital said both were shot in their legs and one of them died due to heavy loss of blood.
Jammu & Kashmir police chief SP Vaid told ET that they have devised a strategy to tackle the issue. He refused to share the details. Three groups of militants entered the villages of Hajipora, Landoora and Chotigam in the nights of Thursday and Friday and broke the windowpanes of the houses of the policemen.
“Two of the policemen who were at home were asked to announce their resignation in mosques, apologise for being part of police force or face consequences,” a senior police official told ET. Such resignations are not officially accepted, he added.
Militants also released videos of a trade union leader of Pulwama, an activist of the ruling People’s Democratic Party, in which he was seen apologising for being part of a political party and announcing his resignation. Another video of a party worker from Chowan village in Shopian also showed him apologising for being part of political party.
Militants have been barging into the houses of policemen since early March, asking them to resign and apologise for being part of police force. Vaid warned the militants saying that ‘they too have families’.
However, the militants did not stop and such incidents are continuously reported since March 8, when they ransacked the house of an official in the rank of superintendent of police.
As per police records, 214 militants including 80 foreigners are active in Kashmir. On Saturday, unidentified gunmen shot at two people in Pulwama, reportedly for their affiliation with a political party. Officials at Pulwama hospital said both were shot in their legs and one of them died due to heavy loss of blood.
