Police Issue New Statement Regarding Arrest Of Women From Kulgam

Police Issue New Statement Regarding Arrest Of Women From Kulgam

Please refer to our press note dated 16 April 2021.

It has been found that on various media platforms, a number of interests have put in a lot of effort into making the incident appear like an over-reach and an excessively strict action.

It is clarified that the accused woman uttered anti-India and pro-freedom slogans off-camera thus inviting penal action under UAPA.

The uttering made on-camera was broadcasted on social media with the intention to cause disruption of an ongoing operation and to incite disaffection. This is punishable under the Indian Penal Code and UAPA.

Also, the accused being a police employee, is bound by a code of conduct which was violated by her brazen act. Thus the concurrent departmental action against her.

The household of the accused is a suspected shelter point of an active Hizb-ul-Mujahidin Militant namely Aslam Dar and the woman has been on police radar as a suspected OGW thus was subjected to search. It remains to be investigated whether her act was meant as a decoy to aid escape of the said militant when the search operation was underway.

It is thus requested to all and sundry that no heed should be paid towards those trying to paint the incident in any hue other than a criminal action.