Neyaz Elahi
Srinagar (NVI): The family members of two of the three arrested in Srinagar in connection with the murder of Advocate Babar Qadri vouched for their innocence today. They said they have been falsely implicated and tortured.
The family members who emerged in Press Enclave Srinagar told reporters that Zahid and Asif have been falsely implicated.
Pertinently, police have arrested Srinagar trio in connection with the murder of Advocate Babar Qadri. They have been identified as Asif Bhat of Rehmania Colony Srinagar, Shahid Mir of Khanyar Srinagar and Zahid Khan, a resident of Nowhatta, Srinagar.
The family members of Asif and Zahid told the media that police didn’t arrest them as is being claimed rather they presented themselves before the police.
“CCTV cameras are proof to this fact that Zahid was present in his Khanyar based shop at the time of murder. We were not allowed to meet them after their detention. After 45 days we saw them when police presented them before the court of law. Zahid was limping. He has been brutally interrogated,” his sister said.
She said the brother-in-law of the slain Advocate Babar Qadri is a Deputy SP in Police Department and he has conducted investigation in a closed room.
“Both Zahid and Asif are innocent and are being implicated,” she said and sought intervention of higher ups.
“We want justice and a fair probe into the murder of Advocate Babar Qadri. Asif and Zahid are innocent and have nothing to do with the murder of Babar Qadri,” the family members said.
Reportedly, police has claimed that they have arrested five persons including two detenues in connection with the murder of Qadri.
Advocate Qadri was shot dead on September 24 this year at his residence in Hawal area of Srinagar by two men. These men who masqueraded as clients told Qadri that they want to discuss with him a matter related to an accident and fired at Qadri at point blank range. He was shifted to hospital where doctors declared him brought dead.
Shortly after the killing, a formal FIR under sections 302, 7/27 Arms Act and 16/18 UAPA was registered at police station Lal Bazar while on the directions of Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kashmir Zone, Vijay Kumar, a Special Investigation Team was constituted under SP Hazratbal to probe the murder case.
Besides the Srinagar trio, police have also arrested two detunes at Srinagar Central Jail who have been identified as Muneer War alias Qari of Hatmulla Kupwara and Tawseef Shah son of Parimpora, Srinagar.
The arrested trio from Srinagar have been sent to judicial remand to Central Jail, Srinagar till December 26 by the Court.
-CHK
