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Srinagar, Dec 24: The Army on Thursday said that the process of summary of evidence has been completed with regard to the July 18, 2019, Amshipora, Shopian fake encounter in which three labourers were killed.
In a statement Army’s Srinagar based spokesman Colonel Rajesh Kalia said: “The process of recording the summary of evidence has been completed. The same is being examined by the concerned authorities in consultation with legal advisors for proceeding further.”

Colonel Kalia said that the army is committed to the ethical conduct of operations. “Further details will be shared in a manner so as not to prejudice the proceedings under army law,” he said.
On July 18, this year, three labourers after being labelled as militants were killed in a fake encounter at Amshipora, Shopian.

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Srinagar, Dec 24: The Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Thursday produced charge-sheet against the then Chief Engineer (CE) of Urban Environmental Engineering Department (UEED) Mohammad Hanif Lone and others in disproportionate assets case.
A spokesman of the ACB said this evening that bureau produced charge-sheet in case FIR Number 29/2018 Under Section 5(1)(e) r/w 5(2) J&K Prevention of Corruption Act & 109 RPC against Lone for possession of assets disproportionate to his known sources of income and against his wife and sister-in-law for abetment of offences in the Court of Special Judge Anti Corruption Srinagar.
He said during investigation, accused Chief Engineer was found in the possession of immovable properties, including one double storey house on one kanal of land at Wanbal Rawalpora Srinagar, one double storey house on one kanal and three malras of land at Naz Colony Bandipora, one double storey house on one kanal 13 marla land at Khandyal Gurez, one flat in Tawi Apartments at Sidhra Jammu,one flat in Royal Apartments at Talab Tillo Jammu,one flat in Gulposh Apartments at Bemina Srinagar, one three storey shopping structure at Bandipora Town, three kanals of land at Mujgund Srinagar.
Spokesman said the accused Chief Engineer was also found to have accumulated huge movable assets including seven personal cars, bank balance of Rs 2.18 crore, Cash of Rs 6,58,000, foreign currency, LIC Policies, Metlife Policies and Mutual funds.
He said investigation established that value of assets possessed by accused Chief Engineer Lone is hugely disproportionate (129 per cent) to the income received by him from all sources, which constitutes an offence of criminal misconduct u/s 5(1)(e) r/w 5(2) J&K Prevention of Corruption Act Svt 2006 against him.
He said investigation also revealed that Wife and Sister-in-Law of accused Chief Engineer have facilitated him in raising the assets from money earned through corrupt practices by allowing to invest clandestinely in different properties in their names, which tantamount to the offence of abetment u/s 109 RPC r/w J&K 5(2) J&K Prevention of Corruption Act Svt 2006 against them.
The spokesman said all the three accused were produced in Anti Corruption Court Srinagar and charge-sheet was filed against them, after Government accorded sanction for prosecution.
He said next date of hearing has been fixed on March Ist, 2021.

Umaisar Gull Ganie
Srinagar, Dec 24: Three Kashmiri unsung heroes over the years have been helping thousands of Kashmiris living outside the Valley.
In times of distress like in 2014 floods, 2019 lockdown, and now in Covid pandemic, the trio has come to rescue for many people stranded outside Kashmir.
Dr Owais Qasim Mir, a Qazigund resident who is working as a Dental surgeon, Dr Mohammad Rafiq, a Soura Srinagar resident who is a junior scientist in Chennai and Shakir Hussain Bhat, a young businessman settled in Rohtak Haryana have facilitated many Kashmiris looking for help in different parts of India.
“During 2014 floods when Kashmir living outside the valley were very much distressed, so we used social media to connect with people who need help. And in no time, we started receiving calls from students who had to pay their semester fee, labourers who were stranded on the way home, and patients for treatment,” Mir said.
He said in the initial days of their philanthropic work, they spent their all saving even remaining without food for days to help others.
“Later we came up with the idea of Kashmir helpline 24/7,” he said. “The news of starting this platform spread like fire and many people start offering to pay students fee, rent etc.”
Shakir Hussain Bhat said that once they received a call from Nagpur where some Kashmiri students were forced to vacate the rented room and they had found shelter in a mosque.
“Somehow I managed to book their tickets and we transferred some cash to them. After, that incident we started receiving around 200 such calls every day,” he said, adding that people also then join hands to help them.
To streamline the things, Rafiq collected the information of all the people and registered them as volunteers who were ready to extend help.
“I can recall when we received a call from a group of girls who required money to get their friend admitted to a hospital in UP. The patient required Rs 2 lakh for treatment so Dr Owais sold his new bike, while Dr Shakir donated my his salary,” Bhat said.
During the communication blockade following the abrogation of Article-370, the trio helped thousands of people to get in touch with their loved ones via landline phones besides providing them financial help.
“During the COVID-19 pandemic, we have donated masks, PPE kits, and medicines at various hospitals, in villages, and in quarantine centers throughout Jammu and Kashmir,” Bhat said.
“During these days the workload for such activities is not that much as we are just moderating the connections between the donors and the volunteers,” he said, adding that we are also ready for any such kind of disaster in the future—(KNO)

Ferries passengers from Kathua to Jammu

Jammu, Dec 24: Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday got its first woman bus driver, who ferried passengers from Kathua to Jammu here in a private bus.
Pooja Devi, a resident of remote belt of tehsil Basohli in Kathua district, on Thursday drove a private bus from Kathua to Jammu with passengers on board.
Speaking to reporters here, Pooja said that she was passionate of cars and buses since her teen days and had a dream of driving.
“No a day, women are flying jet fighters and I wanted to break this of taboo that only men can drive passenger buses,” she expressed.
She said that she started with tempo vehicle and then drove mini bus.
The owner of the bus gave opportunity to her with confidence and faith in her, she added and said,”I loved this profession and have been fully supported by male colleagues.”

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Leh, Dec 24: Police in the Union Territory of Ladakh Thursday said it arrested a sitting councilor of Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC), Leh under a cybercrime.
In a statement, District Police Leh said that it has arrested a sitting Councilor of LAHDC Leh in connection with Cyber Crime who was granted bail by court today.
The statement said that working out the complaint lodged by a lady that a mischievous person is making her fake profiles on various social media accounts and transmitting obscene words and pictures and sharing her phone number all around. “On which instant case FIR No.121 /2020”, the statement said.
It said that under section 67-A, 66-C IT Act was registered at Police Station Leh, and an investigation was taken up.
During the investigation, the accused was tracked down through technical surveillance & investigation, He was arrested on 23-12-2020 and kept in Police lock-up, the statement said.
It further said that the accused is currently granted bail by the Court today—(KNO)