The arrest of the DySP, shady for most of his career, however, shocked the police that lost nearly 2000 members to counter-insurgency. Amid the din over who actually handled the officer, a fair investigation may help solve certain riddles for the sake of history
Newsrooms worldwide have routine evening tensions. The one that prevailed at the Jammu and Kashmir government’s Media Facilitation Centre (MFC) at Srinagar, on January 11, 2020 was a peculiar one. Reporters had drafted their copies about the arrests made by the police at the highway township of Wanpoh but were desperately waiting for the formal confirmation.
Reporters might have run their copies without naming the officer, who was held with the most wanted militant, carrying Rs 20 lakh bounty on his head, and his two associates. Then there was a breakthrough. Nazir Masoodi, who had broken 2020’s hottest story earlier in the day, actually came with brief news on NDTV website. The copies were finally pushed off.
Formal confirmation came almost 24 hours later when Kumar addressed his maiden presser after taking over as the IGP Kashmir.
“There was a very big operation yesterday. SP (Shopian) had an input that an i10 (car) with two militants had left from Shopian and was heading towards Jammu-Srinagar national highway,” Kumar told the crowded news conference. “I asked DIG (South Kashmir) to set up checkpoints… On searching a vehicle, we found two wanted militants. We also found a DySP and an advocate with them. They have all been arrested.”
“As you know, he (Singh) is a senior police officer. He has worked on several anti-militancy operations in J&K. But the way he was caught yesterday… (with) two, three militants in a car to Jammu… that is a heinous crime. And that is why we treated him like a militant. He has been taken on remand and interrogation is going on.”
This story is from the January 19-25, 2020; Issue 42 Vol 11; THE DOUBLE CROSS?; edition of Kashmir Life.
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