Culprits Roaming Free for Decades Will Face Justice: LG’s Pledge to Terror Victim Families
Calls for FIRs in buried cases, priority jobs for NoKs
SRINAGAR, JULY 01: In a major move aimed at delivering justice to families affected by terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Monday chaired a high-level meeting in Srinagar to deliberate on long-pending issues faced by the families of civilians brutally killed by Pakistan-backed terrorists.
Directorate of Information and Public Relations (DIPR) reported that the Lieutenant Governor directed the Deputy Commissioners and SSPs to reopen cases which were deliberately buried and file an FIR on priority. He stressed that employment for the next of kin (NoKs) of the victims must be prioritized and that land or property grabbed by terrorists or their sympathisers must be restored to the rightful families without delay.
The Lieutenant Governor also directed the officers to identify individuals from the terror ecosystem—including those involved in civilian killings—who are currently serving in government departments, and initiate appropriate action against them.
“Identify those elements from terror ecosystem who were involved in killing of Common Kashmiris and currently working in Government Departments,” he told officers.
The Lieutenant Governor said a Special Cell will be established in LG Secretariat to address concerns of terror victim families. He further asked the Chief Secretary to set up a similar cell in his office. A Toll-free number should also be notified for the assistance of Terror victim families, he said.
The LG further emphasized the importance of supporting self-employment among affected families by extending financial assistance under the MUDRA scheme, along with sustained handholding support for entrepreneurship ventures.
“Every possible assistance would be provided to terror victim families and culprits roaming free for many decades will be brought to justice,” the Lieutenant Governor said.
The meeting was attended by Chief Secretary Atal Dulloo; Additional Chief Secretary, Jal Shakti Department Shri Shaleen Kabra; DGP Nalin Prabhat; Special Director General (Coordination), PHQ, S.J.M Gillani; Principal Secretary Home Chandraker Bharti; Principal Secretary, Finance Santosh D Vaidya; ADGP CID Shri Nitish Kumar, Principal Secretary to Lieutenant Governor and CEO SASB Dr Mandeep K. Bhandari; IGP Kashmir, VK Birdi; IGP Jammu Shri Bhim Sen Tuti; Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir, Vijay Bidhuri; Divisional Commissioner, Jammu, Ramesh Kumar; MD & CEO J&K Bank, Amitava Chatterjee; DIGs, Deputy Commissioners, SSPs, and senior officials of Police and Civil Administration.