Engineer Rashid assaulted in Tihar, his celebration declares Kashmiri prisoners being bothered

Engineer Rashid(File picture)

SRINAGAR: Engineer Rashid”directly got away”when a group of prisoners in Tihar Jail pressed him and tossed a gate at him, Awami Ittehad Party(AIP)headed by the Baramulla MP declared in a declaration.“Had it struck him straight, it might have been deadly. This is absolutely nothing except a purposeful effort to physically hurt him,” the AIP declaration declared.

Imprisoned Baramulla MP Engineer Rashid Allegedly Attacked Inside Tihar, Sources Confirm Minor Injuries

Tihar sources verified that the MP was assaulted by transgender prisoners following a run-in about a week back, and continual small injuries. He is presently lodged in prison no. 3 of Tihar, which houses 3 transgender prisoners.The specific factor behind the run-in was under examination, the sources stated.

The jail authorities, nevertheless, dismissed claims of a murder conspiracy as unwarranted.

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Rashid’s celebration declared that Kashmiris in Tihar were intentionally housed with “male transgenders”, who were motivated to provoke and assault them.According to the AIP declaration, the MP divulged to his attorney throughout a current conference that a “methodical project” of targeting Kashmiri detainees over the previous 3 months had actually been begun.

Transgender prisoners who were HIV favorable and had the support of “well-known gangsters” inside Tihar had actually been deliberately put with Kashmiris, Rashid informed his legal counsel.Mentioning his review, AIP declared that other Kashmiri prisoners in Tihar had actually likewise been assaulted and embarrassed, which the harassment heightened whenever detainees started providing prayers, with “purposeful efforts made to disrupt and provoke them”.The celebration required an independent probe into the matter and instant assurances for the security and self-respect of Rashid and all Kashmiri detainees.(With inputs from New Delhi)