STRUCTURES OF VIOLENCE

537 | Structures of Violence
water mixed with chemicals. Due to the torture, Ashiq
Hussain Zargar's stomach was badly affected and the
right side of his body was partly paralyzed and his jaw
bone has also been badly affected.
They were only released subsequently.
Ashiq Hussain Zargar gave a statement to the IPTK
on 9 January 2015.
The above statement, given by one of the victims
indicts SP Zahid Malik. The statement is not detailed
as neither does it describe the torture in detail nor the
full role played by SP Zahid Malik in the torture – but
there is clear mention that he ordered his escorts to
tortured the two victims. This is prima facie evidence
of the involvement of SP Zahid Malik in the crime of
torture. It appears no FIR was led by the victim but
investigations could lead to an indictment against SP
Zahid Malik.
Case No. 47
Victim Details
Javaid Ahmad Teli [Torture]
Age: 35
Occupation: Baker
Son of: Ghulam Mohammad Teli
Resident of: Teli Mohalla, Bijbehara, Islamabad
district
Alleged Perpetrators
1. Raju, Ofcer, Central Reserve Police Force
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[CRPF], SICOP Camp
2. Sharma, Ofcer, Central Reserve Police
Force [CRPF, SICOP Camp
3. Chaman Mosi, Central Reserve Police
Force [CRPF], SICOP Camp
Case Information
CRPF personnel from the SICOP Camp picked up the
victim. The victim does not remember the particular
battalion or the date on which he was picked up by the
CRPF.
Some personnel, namely, ofcer Raju, ofcer Sharma
and Chaman Mosi picked him up from his home. He
does not know whether these were their real names or
not. These ofcers were notorious for their cruel
nature and that is how he was able to recognize them.
The victim was taken in a Gypsy to the Bus Stand at
Bijbehara. He was taken off and stripped there. The
above-mentioned ofcers ordered their personnel to
beat him. He was beaten for 10-15 minutes, after
which he was allowed to wear his clothes. He was
then taken to the CRPF camp at SICOP.
In the camp, the victim was stripped again and they
rolled a roller on his legs and his private parts were
electrocuted. Two CRPF personnel pulled his legs
apart and stretched them.
They accused him of being a militant. Previously, the
victim's friend, Nazir Shah son of Abdul Rehman
Shah, had also been taken to the same camp, and
during the time he was tortured, he mentioned the
victim's name as a militant.
The above-mentioned three ofcers used to enter the
torture cell and ask the victim about weapons. Ofcer
Raju told him that if he did not give any information
about weapons, he would kill him. These three ofcers
never tortured the victim themselves but they would
order their personnel to torture him. He was continued
to be tortured on and off for 18 days. After 18 days, he
was released and sent home on a stretcher.
After his release, whenever there would be a militant
attack in the area, he would be taken to the camp and
tortured. Every time he is taken to the CRPF Camp at
SICOP and tortured under the supervision of the three
above-mentioned ofcers.
There were allegations that his friend, Nazir Shah,
was a militant and afliated to the Hizbul Mujahideen.
However, the truth is that he was not; he had merely
partaken in stone pelting on the streets during the
protests in 2008 and in 2010.
Armed forces personnel killed Nazir Shah in 2010
while stone pelting. The allegation on the victim and
Nazir Shah was that they were afliated with Hizbul
Mujahideen.
During the torture, the victim's right foot was cut by a
scissor and no medical treatment was given to him. As
a result, he was unable to walk even after his release.
Even today, he cannot stand for a long period of time.
In fact, he was released and handed over to his family
only when his health really deteriorated and he was
about to die.
Even after his release, he is often picked up, arrested
and kept in custody for 1-2 nights.
The victim, Javaid Ahmad Teli, gave the above
statement to the IPTK on 23 April 2015.
The victim's statement is clear, and cogent evidence
is presented of the torture by the alleged perpetrators.
One lacuna in the statement is the fact that the
witness cannot remember even the year of the
incident. But, the allegations warrant further
investigation.
17 Small Scale Industries Development Corporation Limited [SICOP]. This space was presumably occupied by the forces and set up as a
camp.