Pay compensation in two disappeared cases, SHRC to J

Srinagar, Feb 14 (UNI) Jammu and Kashmir State Human Rights Commission (SHRC) has directed the state government to pay Rs one lakh compensation each to the family members of two persons disappeared from the valley.

A single judge bench of the commission of Justice M Y Kawoosa, chairman, directed the authorities to pay Rs one lakh to the family members of one Mohammad Najar, a labourer.

The directions came on a petition filed by Ghulam Nabi Najar alleging that his brother Mohammad Najar, a labourer by profession, left his home at Benjalipora, Aloosa in north Kashmir district of Baramulla on May 3, 1991 for Srinagar. However, he did not return and an FIR was filed in the police station in this regard.

The family members of Najar said they visited different jails and interrogation centre but could not found him.

According to the police report Najar was not involved in any subversive activity.

In another judgment, Justice Kawoosa directed the authorities to pay Rs one lakh to next of kin of one Mukhtar Ahmad Baigh missing after his alleged arrest by security forces on the intervening night of September 26 and 27, 2000 at Sonawar, Srinagar.

The order came on a petition filed by Ghulam Nabi Baigh alleging that his son Mukhtar was arrested by personnel of some unknown security force, who also took away cigarette packets worth Rs 40,000 from his shop at Sonawar.

The commission also directed the government to provide a government job to one of the family members of Mukhtar under SRR 43.

UNI