July 30, 2015 | Kashmir POST

Unlike killers of Rajiv, Beant, Memon lacked political backing: Muslims

July 30, 2015 Editor

Political patronage saves criminals in everyday life, and it is said to have saved even some assassins who killed chief minister and even prime minister. Since the 1993 Mumbai blast accused Yakub Memon was awarded death sentence in 2013 and his mercy petitions rejected later, many Muslims have publicly said that Memon met the fate because (one reason) he lacked political backing. Memon was hanged around 7 am today (Thursday) in Nagpur jail for his involvement in the blasts which had killed over 250 people. Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi last…

Jawan, VDC member arrested for firing in Rajouri

July 30, 2015 Editor

An Army jawan and a Village Defence Committee (VDC) member were arrested for firing shots, triggering panic and terror among the people in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir. The duo were arrested for firing and creating panic and terror among the people in Targie area of Kotranka belt of the district last night, Darhal police station SHO Kuldeep Raj said today. The duo — Territorial Army jawan Liyaqat Ali and VDC member Tariq — told police that they fired in view of suspicious movement of two armed persons, but…

J&K Independent MLA detained after rally against Yakub hanging

July 30, 2015 Editor

Police today detained Independent MLA from north Kashmir’s Langate constituency, Sheikh Abdul Rashid, after he took out a rally here to protest the hanging of 1993 Mumbai blasts convict Yakub Memon and against the prevalence of capital punishment. Rashid, along with his associates, were taken into preventive custody after they took out the protest march near the Clock Tower at the commercial hub of Lal Chowk here, officials said. They said Rashid and others were taken to Kothi Bagh Police Station. Raising slogans against the prevalence of capital punishment and the…