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either be a typographical error or an innocent mistake
on the part of Bashir Ahmad Dar. The original transcript
of his testimony would need to be consulted. Finally,
witness Parveena Akhter provides crucial evidence
that corroborates the evidence of witnesses Bashir
Ahmad Dar and Mohammad Yousuf Dar with regard to
the visit to the army hospital Badami-Bagh. Crucially,
her testimony has the potential to also indict the DGP,
Kashmir and Thakur Jaswant Singh, DIG CID for their
potential role in a cover-up, and perhaps more
pertinently, their role as accomplices.
The enquiry report therefore conrms that the victim
was arrested on the intervening night of 17 and 18
August 1990 and has since disappeared in the custody
of the three alleged perpetrators in question.
Interestingly, in the summary of conclusions, the
enquiry report states Aftab Ahmad Baktu's evidence to
be that of an eye-witness as he too was in the custody
of the NSG. While this is not the impression given in
the summary of the testimony, one must assume this to
be the position. The enquiry report relies greatly on the
testimony of Showkat Ahmad Khan who testied to
seeing the victim outside the Hariniwas Interrogation
Centre by the three alleged perpetrators.
The enquiry report also adds that the witness testied
that the victim was then taken away to “Hari Mahal”.
The enquiry report also considers the question of
whether the victim may have subsequently been
released, as claimed by NSG personnel to Showkat
Ahmad Khan. The enquiry report concludes that this
does not appear to be the case based largely on the
evidence of Parveena Akhter. The enquiry report is
also particularly critical of the DGP, Jammu and
Kashmir for not ensuring speedy and adequate
investigations in the case.
To conclude, it might be appropriate, in a case such as
this, to mention that the enquiry report ends by
suggesting that the “authorities in this part of the
country are playing” the game of holocaust.
No reasons are on record for the decline of sanction for
prosecution. Despite the passage of 22 years there
appears to have been no progress on the
investigations, particularly as following the denial of
sanction the Jammu and Kashmir Police do not appear
to have taken any action in terms of ling a fresh and
improved chargesheet. This has assisted in allowing
the perpetrators to evade justice.
Case No. 9
Victim Details
Abdul Rashid Lone [Torture and Enforced
Disappearance]
Age: 18
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Occupation: 8 Standard student / Carpet business /
Farming
Son of: Mohammad Sultan Lone
Resident of: Lone Mohalla, Thinduma, Kreeri,
Baramulla District
Alleged Perpetrators
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1. Kripal Singh, 50 Battalion, Central Reserve
Police Force [CRPF], Camp Zangam, Pattan
Case Information
On 23 August 1990, Abdul Rashid Lone went to his
friend, Bita son of Afzal Bakshi's house in Izzar village.
On the next morning, 24 August 1990, CRPF and army
cordoned off the area. During the identication parade,
Kripal Singh picked up Abdul Rashid Lone and took
him to the CRPF camp at Zangam. Abdul Rashid Lone
was seen by his maternal cousin namely Ghulam
Rasool Lone, son of Wali Lone, resident of Lone
Mohalla, Thinduma, when he went to collect his motor
bike which had been seized by the CRPF. He was
standing in the compound of the camp when the
soldiers took Abdul Rashid Lone out to make him drink
some water. The eye-witness states that Abdul Rashid
Lone was only wearing shorts. His hands were tied. A
day after Abdul Rashid Lone was picked up he was
brought to the village for a search operation. The
family states that his toe was bleeding and that he was
walking unsteadily. The eye-witnesses saw the Kripal
Singh with Abdul Rashid Lone. Abdul Rashid Lone was
then taken back.
For the next three months, the family of Abdul Rashid
Lone visited Zangam Camp and asked for his
whereabouts.
After three months, the family led a report with the
Kreeri Police Post and later in Baramulla Police
Station. They also led a petition in the High Court.
The family visited many jails across India including
Kotbalwal Jail, Rajasthan and Hiranagar and many
other detention centres but could not nd Abdul Rashid
Lone.
The family of Abdul Rashid Lone gave a statement to
the IPTK on 6 March 2012.
First Information Report [FIR] no. 238/1997 u/s 346
[Wrongful connement in secret] Ranbir Penal Code,
1989 [RPC] was led at the Baramulla Police Station
as a result of a petition led by the family of Abdul
Rashid Lone before the High Court of Jammu and
Kashmir.
The judicial enquiry conducted by the High Court
conrmed the abduction of Abdul Rashid Lone by the
CRPF of Zangam Camp. Information on this FIR was
sought through the Jammu and Kashmir Right to
Information Act, 2009 [RTI] on 7 October 2011. By
communication dated 22 May 2012 from the Jammu
and Kashmir Police information was provided that the
investigations in the case were ongoing.
The State Human Rights Commission [SHRC] was
approached and issued its nal decision on 26 April
2001. Ex-gratia government relief of Rs. 1,00,000 and