The Jammu and Kashmir human rights panel Thursday directed a police officer to appear before it in connection with alleged use of excessive force against a woman protestor in Srinagar last month.<\/p>\n
Javaid Kawos, member of the state human rights commission, issued directions to the Srinagar senior superintendent of police to appear before the panel Oct 4.<\/p>\n
“The commission has taken suo moto cognizance of a woman protestor fainting after police quelled a protest in Batmaloo area in July where the locals had hit the road against acute shortage of electricity,” a source in the rights panel told IANS.<\/p>\n
The source said that the commission earlier sought a report on the incident from the director general of police and the senior superintendent of police.<\/p>\n
“The report was not submitted on the scheduled date and today the commission asked the Srinagar senior superintendent of police to appear in person on Oct 4,” the source said.<\/p>\n
The panel sought a reply on why women police personnel were allegedly not present to control the protestors, the source said.<\/p>\n
The victim was allegedly pushed by a policeman, causing her to faint on the road, the source said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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