Srinagar: Family members and locals on Saturday staged a protest demonstration after a youth died following police questioning.
The deceased has been identified as Muslim Muneer Lone, son of Muneer Lone, resident of Budshah Colony Natipora, Srinagar.
According to the deceased’s mother, Muslim was called by police to Nowgam police station this morning.
However, Chanapora is the concerned police station of the deceased.
At 3 p.m. the same policeman namely Abdul Rashid who earlier came in the morning to summon Muslim called her mother, as per the family.
"He then came in his vehicle and took me along, when I saw my son fainted inside the police station, I asked him what happened to him," she said.
"He instead said he has fainted, take him home and he will be fine," she said.
In between, she said, I was asked to sign a paper.
“I don’t know what was written and I signed it. Then he (Abdul Rashid) gave me Rs 400 and brought a vehicle then, I was dropped home along with my fainted son," she said.
When we reached hospital, doctors declared him brought dead, her mother told reporters during the protest.
When this report was filed, the protesters have kept the body at the roadside and were demanding justice.
SSP Srinagar Rakesh Balwal told GNS proceedings under 174 CrPC have started.
He said legal and departmental action would be taken if any foul play comes to fore.
He also said that the family was not cooperating for postmortem examination.
The top officer said that he was called for examination at 10 am and was let off after being properly handing over to family in about 2-3 hours after being questioned in connection with a theft case (FIR No. 95/22 u/s 397 IPC).
"The deceased had history of drug abuse as well," police added.
(GNS)
