Tahir Mushtaq
JAMMU, Feb 24: Jammu and
Kashmir is examining under its amnesty scheme the cases of 1,524 people
allegedly involved in stone-pelting during the 2010 summer unrest in the
Kashmir Valley. The 228 cases are being examined and orders for their
withdrawal if falling within the ambit of the scheme are likely to be issued in
the near future chief minister Omar Abdullah said on Friday.
In a written reply to a
question by PDP MLA Peerzada Mansoor Hussain in the Assembly the CM said the
amnesty scheme was launched on August 28 last year for youths and first-time
offenders who were not involved in serious cases of crime during the unrest.
However no amnesty will
be given to persons involved in heinous offences or in causing arson and damage
to the public property he said adding that those found involved in such
incidents after August 28 will also be out of the purview of this scheme.
Omar further said the
initiative was launched to ensure that bureaucratic hurdles do not hamper their
future prospects when it comes to applying for government jobs passport loans
for education and self-employment or for pursuing higher education.
The CM also said that as
many as 1,524 persons involved in 228 cases of stone-pelting have been
prosecuted so far and probe is on in another 174 cases involving 1,180 persons.
Jammu and Kashmir
Government today said over 100 police posts in the state have been sanctioned
and 20 have been upgraded to police stations during the past two years. Of
these, the highest number of 13 police posts were sanctioned in Jammu, Chief
Minister Omar Abdullah informed the state Assembly in a written reply.
Reasi district will have
12 police posts, followed by 11 in Kishtwar district, and ten each in Kulgam
and Bandipora districts, he said.
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