Srinagar, Dec 11: The family members, including women and children, of three Kashmiri residents arrested by Delhi police on December 7 staged a protest and demanded their immediate release.
Residents of central Kashmir district of Badgam, these three people identified as Shabir Ahmad Gojri, Reyaz Ahmad Rather and Mohammad Ayub Pathan were arrested by Delhi Police Monday alongwith two Punjab residents in connection with alleged militancy.
However, despite chilly weather conditions, family members of these people, mostly women and children, staged a dharna at Press Enclave in Srinagar and refuted the Delhi police claim.
Holding placards which reads “They are innocents” , “We want justice”, they appealed to Lt Governor, Director General of Police (DGP) to intervene for the release of arrested persons.
Demanding immediate release, the protestors said they were innocents and are being framed in fictitious cases. This was just a drama to implicate the innocents, they said.
They questioned whether people from Kashmir have any right to visit Delhi. Son of Pathan said his father is working in a bandsaw and has nothing to do with militancy or politics.
Wife of Gojri said her husband is visiting the shrine of Ajmeer Sharief every year in winter. This time another person Reyaz also accompanied him but were arrested in Delhi, she said and demanded their release.
Families of 3 Kashmiris arrested in Delhi stage protest, demand their release
