Bandipora girl ‘abducted’ by Ikhwanis, family stages protest

Nishwan Rasool
Srinagar, May 3: Family members and relatives of a young girl from Bandipora Monday staged a protest demonstration here against her abduction by Ikhwanis(government sponsored gunmen) last month. They were alleging that on April 05 last three Ikhwanis barged into the house of Ghulam Mohammad Jan of Ajas, Bandipore and forcefully took away his 16-year-old daughter Jabeena with them.

Though Jabeena was released on April 20 after her father lodged an F.I.R with the concerned police station, the Ikhwanis abducted her again on April 24, Jabeena’s family members said.

Shouting slogans, the protesters demanded immediate action against the Ikwanis. “The Ikhwanis have unleashed a reign of terror in the area. Their notoriety can be judged from the fact that despite an F.I.R against them, they dared to abduct Jabeena for the second time,” said a relative, accusing police of inaction.

However, police says the accused was arrested and the woman handed over to the family.

“We acted swiftly and recovered the girl. The abductor was also put behind the bars. However, the court bailed him out,” Station House Officer (SHO) Sumbal, Mohammad Ashraf said.

“A case Fir No 77/2010 under section 366,451,109 RPC already stands registered,” he added.

However, Ashraf said, that the family has not brought the issue of fresh abduction into the notice of Police. He assured that the police will look into the matter.