Jammu, Jul 28: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Monday said further action in the killing of a Gujjar youth in Jammu in Police firing would be taken based on the inquiry report into the incident.
Handing over appointment letters to 80 Next of Kin (NoK) of terror victims in Jammu, LG Sinha said that the Police had taken effective action in the killing of a Gujjar youth on July 24.
“Don’t touch the innocent and don’t spare the guilty,” is our policy. “A Special Investigation Team (SIT) has been constituted, and a magisterial investigation has been ordered. Two officials have been suspended. Further action will be taken based on the inquiry report.”
The LG said that following the event in Baramulla where 40 terror-victim families received appointment letters, handing over appointment letters to 80 NoK of terror victims in Jammu marks yet another significant step in delivering justice to those who have suffered from terrorism in J&K.
“The families of terror victims courageously spoke out, sharing their harrowing experiences and exposing the role of Pakistan-sponsored terrorists and their sympathisers,” he said.
LG Sinha paid homage to the killed civilians and shared the pain and grief of the families of victims of terrorism.
“Common citizens of J&K endured unspeakable trauma caused by Pakistan-sponsored terrorists and the terror ecosystem that was pulling the strings. Terror victim families were threatened into silence. Their sufferings were ignored to shield the perpetrators and those who aided them. Under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, we are determined to crush terrorism and bring those aiding and abetting terror outfits to justice. I assure the terror victim families that the perpetrators will be punished,” he said.
The LG narrated the heartrending incident of July 21, 2001, when Tara Devi of Cherji village of Kishtwar sacrificed her life while protecting her son from the terrorists.
“On April 30, 1998, Pakistani terrorists slit the throats of Gyan Devi and her one-and-a-half-year-old son Kikar Singh in Balgran village of Kishtwar. On April 5, 2005, Ashfaq Ahmed, from Doda, a member of the Village Defence Committee, was martyred in an encounter with terrorists. His son Shamim Ahmad was only seven years old at that time. For decades, countless families and their loved ones lost to Pakistan-sponsored terrorism were reduced to mere statistics, their pain unheard, their tears unwiped. Finally, after all this time, justice has come knocking at their doors. After years of grief and suffering, terror victim families of Kishtwar, Doda, Ramban, Poonch, Rajouri, Samba, Kathua, Udhampur, and Reasi get justice. Dharma’s victory over Adharma is inevitable. We are committed to ensuring justice for every terror victim’s family, making their rehabilitation, jobs, financial assistance, and livelihood opportunities our foremost responsibility. This initial step towards justice has already brought a ray of hope to the terror victim families. It is the beginning of a new era of justice in J&K. For too long, Pakistan-sponsored terrorists and their supporters, conflict entrepreneurs and separatist ecosystem suppressed the voice of thousands of victim families. The fabricated narratives of separatist elements are now crumbling,” he said.
LG Sinha said that an internal web portal had been launched and a centralised database of terror victim families was being developed to monitor and process all cases, ensuring timely relief.
“Additionally, helplines are now active in every district of J&K for victims to register grievances. Further support is available through divisional helplines, staffed by trained employees, at the offices of the Divisional Commissioners (DCs),” he said. “DCs in every district are now receiving a steady flow of applications, which are being thoroughly scrutinised. We are also integrating a mechanism in the portal for extending self-employment assistance to the members of terror victim families. Furthermore, appointment letters and other assistance will be handed over to terror victim families in large numbers on August 5 in Srinagar. This process will continue till every terror victim’s family gets justice.”
The LG thanked all the officials for working with sensitivity and readiness to address the issues of terror victim families.
Chief Secretary Atal Dulloo; Director General of Police (DGP) Nalin Prabhat; Principal Secretary Home, Chandrakar Bharti; Commissioner Secretary, GAD, M Raju; Divisional Commissioner, Jammu, Ramesh Kumar; IGP Jammu, Bhim Sen Tuti; Deputy Commissioners (DCs) of various districts, senior officials, and family members of victims of terrorism were also present on the occasion.
Chairpersons of District Development Councils (DDCs), Members of Legislative Assembly (MLAs), and members of various social organisations were also present.
