Srinagar, March 28, : Taking advantage of his official position a
government officer allegedly thrashed a common citizen in South Kashmir’s Tral
Tehsil. The said officer admitted that he thrashed Abdul Rashid Bhat. “My peon
had informed me that the said person abused me and I taught him lesson.A citizen from
Nazninpora, Tral told that Tehsildar, Tral, Mohammad Rouf Rehman not only
thrashed and threatened him in his office but also took forcible signatures
from him on a paper pertaining to his land.
According to
reports one Ghulam Hasan Bhat, presently works in Jammu and Kashmir Police as
Head Constable had complained before the police that the father of two Abdul
Rashid Bhat son of Ghulam Mohammad Bhat had borrowed some money from him. “When Police found
me innocent they let me go while Ghulam Hasan Bhat approached Tehsildar Tral
who called me in his office and thrashed me without any reason,” Rashid said
adding with tearful eyes that the government officer beat him blue and black
and also took forcible signatures from him.When contacted
Tehsildar, Tral, Mohammad Rouf that the said person had abused him and he
taught him a lesson by using his powers. “This man is a fool who according to
my peon had abused me. I had called him to my office and my peon told me that
Abdul Rashid Bhat had abused me and that’s why I beat him,” he said and refuted
the allegations that he had taken forcible signatures from the person. Abul Rashid
Bhat meanwhile said that he approached Assistant Commissioner Revenue, Shah
Faisal who took the said officer to task and requested Inspector General of
Police to look into the matter.ACR,
Pulwama, Shah Faisal told that simply gave a chit to the person by name of
IGP and nothing else. “I thought my letter would help him in getting entry into
IGP’s office in Srinagar and besides this matter pertained to a police
official.” Shah Faisal said.
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