Govt 'clears' compensation for Burhan's brother killed by army

[INDIAPOSITIVE]

Jammu and Kashmir government has cleared a case of compensation for Burhan Wani's elder brother Khalid Wani who was killed by army on April 13, 2015, a media report said today.

25-year-old Khalid was pursuing Masters degree in Political Science from the Indira Gandhi National Open University when he was killed.

While army claimed that he was an over-ground worker of Hizbul Mujahideen militant outfit and was killed in an encounter, his family said that he was "tortured to death". “Khalid’s teeth were broken. There was no bullet mark on his body. His head was hit by some object," said his father Muzaffar Wani.

On the afternoon of April 13, 2015, he told his mother he was going for a picnic. Hours later, his body was found in the nearby jungles.

"Twenty months later, the government’s announcement of relief for Khalid’s family settles the controversy surrounding his death, and appears to invalidate the army’s claims. The vital condition for granting compensation is that the dead person should not be a militant," reported Scroll.in.

The ex-gratia relief entitles a victim’s family to a payment of Rs 4 lakh, or employment for a member of the family, said Muneer-ul-Islam, the deputy commissioner of Pulwama.

Khalid’s father Muzaffar Wani, a school principal, said that he was not aware that the government had announced ex-gratia relief for his son. “I have not seen the notification,” he was quoted as saying in the report.

Muzaffar Wani said that he had not applied for the relief. “I would not take money from the government for my son’s killing,” he said. “But I will think over [whether to accept] a job for my younger son.”

Muzaffar’s youngest son is studying in class 12.

However, Deputy Commissioner Pulwama said that they were yet to issue formal orders on the compensation.

He said that they ask for objections through newspapers before taking a final decision. "Cleared means we have only called for objections from the general public. It also includes the government departments. It has not been finalised yet. We can say cases have beeb approved only after they are finalised," he said.

He said that the list publicised was only tentative. "Once we have objections from the department and once they are cleared the final list would be publicised," he added.




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[sohailbutt1987]

Incredible bharat! First kill the innocent then offer one of his relatives job so you can continue with your financial terrorism on them! Delay salaries and starve the affected to death. Pathetic mentality of slaves!

 

[Prometheus]

psudo-nationalist BJP .........meh @ranjeet

 

[INDIAPOSITIVE]

Has the Kashmir government contradicted army's claims about Burhan Wani’s brother?


On December 12, the largest circulated newspaper in Srinagar, Greater Kashmir, carried a public notice released by the office of the deputy commissioner of Pulwama district of South Kashmir. The notice listed the names of 106 victims of death, injury and damage to property. Ex-gratia relief was announced for the families of 70 of them.

At serial number 9 on the list was the name of Khalid Wani, the elder brother of Burhan Wani, the Hizbul Mujahideen commander who was killed by security forces in July. Burhan’s death triggered months of unrest in Kashmir.

While Burhan had left home at the age of 15 in October 2010 to join the Hizbul Mujahideen, his brother Khalid lived in Tral in Pulwama district with his family. The 25-year-old was pursuing a Masters degree in Political Science from the Indira Gandhi National Open University.

On the afternoon of April 13, 2015, he told his mother he was going for a picnic. Hours later, his body was found in the nearby jungles.

The army claimed Khalid had been “operating as an overground worker” for the Hizbul and was killed in an encounter. But his family refused to accept the army’s claims. Locals alleged Khalid Wani had been killed because he was Burhan’s brother. Most believed he was followed by the army because they suspected he was meeting his brother.

Twenty months later, the government’s announcement of relief for Khalid’s family settles the controversy surrounding his death, and appears to invalidate the army’s claims. The vital condition for granting compensation is that the dead person should not be a militant.

Not a militant
The ex-gratia relief entitles a victim’s family to a payment of Rs 4 lakh, or employment for a member of the family, said Muneer-ul-Islam, the deputy commissioner of Pulwama.

Khalid’s father Muzaffar Wani, a school principal at the Government Higher Secondary School of Lorigam told Scroll.in that he was not aware that the government had announced ex-gratia relief for his son. “I have not seen the notification,” he said.

Muzaffar Wani added that he had not applied for the relief. “Two months after Khalid’s death, I was called to Awantipora police station,” he said. “The police wanted to exhume my son’s body to conduct an autopsy. I refused because they [the police] did not carry it out when he was killed.”

All he did was present a statement about his son’s killing to the investigating officer. In the statement, he reiterated that Khalid was a civilian and not an overground worker of a militant outfit.

“My son was innocent. He would not leave home for night outs,” he said. “Not a single case had been registered against him.”

Muzaffar Wani alleged his son was tortured and killed in the custody of the security forces. “Khalid’s teeth were broken,” he said. “There was no bullet mark on his body. His head was hit by some object.” He submitted photos showing the torture marks on his son’s body.

“I would not take money from the government for my son’s killing,” he said. “But I will think over [whether to accept] a job for my younger son.”

Muzaffar’s youngest son is studying in class 12.

 

[ranjeet]

psudo-nationalist BJP .........meh @ranjeet

Too impatient to jump to conclusions?

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