Srinagar, Sep 25,
The Court of City Judge/JMIC Srinagar has directed Bemina Police Station to register a First Information Report (FIR) against a senior Journalist, and three associates (names withheld) for alleged involvement in a violent home invasion, theft, and issuing of life threats.
The court order, issued by City Judge Abdul Bari on September 25, came after a complaint from lady resident of Gousia Colony Srinagar, who accused the journalist and his 3 associates of forcibly entering her home, looting valuables, and intimidating her family.
According to the petition, the incident dates back to January 9 this year when the lady, who works outside the home, returned to find her house ransacked. She alleged that the accused had broken the locks and taken away jewelry, cash, certificates, and household items. In her statement, she described her house as having been reduced to a “concrete block” after the raid.
The complainant further alleged that she and her family have faced repeated harassment and assaults from the group, who claim a property deal with her husband, though she maintains she was not a party to any such agreement. She also submitted video evidence to the court to substantiate her claims.
In the petition the lady had said that she was forced to seek judicial recourse after no case was registered against the accused. Taking cognizance of the complaint, Judge Abdul Bari observed that the allegations amounted to cognizable offenses under Section 175(3) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS). He subsequently ordered the police to file an FIR and submit a compliance report within 30 days.(KNT)