Hours after the household of Shamima Begum, mom of Shaurya Chakra Awardee Mudassir Sheikh, claimed she had been taken from her residence in Uri to be deported to Pakistan, the police in Jammu and Kashmir issued a clarification, saying this was unfaithful.
Sheikh was killed in an encounter with Jaish-e-Mohammad militants close to Baramulla in Might 2022. In Might 2023, Begum stood on the Rashtrapati Bhawan to obtain the Shaurya Chakra from President Droupadi Murmu on his behalf.
Late Tuesday night, the Baramulla police issued a press release that learn: “His sacrifice is a matter of immense satisfaction for Jammu and Kashmir Police and your entire nation. J&Ok police urges the general public and media to chorus from spreading misinformation.”
In a video that emerged on-line after the police denial, Begum is heard saying, “There was a difficulty with somebody in our neighbourhood. I used to be sick, so across the similar time, my household introduced me to Srinagar. Everybody thought that the police had taken me away, however there may be nothing like that. These movies are incorrect and that is all a hearsay; there is no such thing as a such concern.”
Nevertheless, earlier within the day, her household had claimed Begum (65) was “taken from her house” on Monday. Mohammad Younus Sheikh, Mudassir’s uncle, mentioned, “Her father left for Pakistan in the course of the Partition. He then married there, and after his spouse handed away, he got here again along with his daughter. He’s additionally buried right here.”
“The SHO of our space got here to our home within the night, stating that her identify was among the many checklist of people that have been requested to depart, however I’ve been knowledgeable at present that her deportation has been placed on maintain,” her son, Nasir Maqsood, advised The Indian Categorical.
“My brother made the supreme sacrifice for the nation; how can my mom be requested to depart?” he mentioned, including, “She’s in Srinagar proper now.”
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Authorities in Jammu and Kashmir have, in the meantime, transported 59 individuals to Punjab for deportation to Pakistan.
In a single case, along with his two-year-old son beside him within the automobile, Mudassir Ahmad from Srinagar adopted the bus through which his spouse, Sumaira, was being taken to Amritsar for deportation. “I’m simply wanting Jammu, driving behind this convoy. My two-year-old is in my mom’s lap. She is making an attempt to feed him, and his mom is being deported to Pakistan,” he advised The Indian Categorical over the cellphone.
From Rawalpindi in Pakistan, Sumaira first got here to Kashmir in 2017. She and Mudassir have been married the identical 12 months, and since then, he says that every one her paperwork are repeatedly up to date. “We test in with our native police station repeatedly. Her long-term visa (LTV) is updated,” he claimed.
He mentioned that ever because the authorities ordered individuals of Pakistani origin to depart the nation, he had been retaining observe of his spouse’s case with the Foreigners Registration Workplace in Srinagar. “I’ve by no means confronted any concern with regard to her citizenship,” he mentioned.
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Nevertheless, he acquired a knock on his door from the police after midnight, and the household was taken to the District Police Line, Srinagar, the place they met a number of others ready to be moved to Amritsar.
In one other a part of Srinagar, Naziya Zargar spoke about her father’s first cousins – Ghulam Qadir and Dilshada (65) – being taken to the native police station late final evening. On Tuesday morning, she mentioned, they have been additionally placed on the buses of deportees and despatched in the direction of Attari.
“They’re outdated; my aunt can barely stroll with out help. They got here right here 45 years in the past and lived in Rajouri Kadal. There has by no means been a difficulty with their standing earlier than this,” she mentioned.
Naziya mentioned Ghulam Qadir’s eldest son was killed by “unknown gunmen” in 2001. After that, in 2003, his daughter handed away from a sudden coronary heart assault. His solely surviving little one, a daughter, is married and lives in Kashmir. “The largest heartbreak for them is that their children are buried right here,” she mentioned.
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Describing the occasions of Monday evening, she mentioned that the aged couple “carried no belongings” with them as they have been advised they needed to go to the Nowhatta police station for questioning. “That they had despatched a police automobile, however since they’re outdated, we took them in our automobile. From there, they have been taken to the DPL at 1:30 am,” she mentioned.
With experiences of at the least 28 people being taken to Attari by bus from Kashmir Valley, former J&Ok chief minister Mehbooba Mufti urged the Centre to rethink the choice.
“The latest authorities directive to deport all Pakistani nationals from India has raised critical humanitarian issues, significantly in J&Ok. Many affected are ladies who got here to India 30-40 years in the past, married Indian residents, raised households, and have lengthy been a part of our society,” she mentioned.
“Deporting people who’ve lived peacefully in India for many years wouldn’t solely be inhumane however would inflict deep emotional and bodily misery on households who now know no different house,” she mentioned.
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On April 25, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha had chaired a gathering of all District Collectors and Senior Superintendents of Police in J&Ok and directed officers to take “applicable and crucial motion” to make sure the deportation of Pakistani nationals as per the deadline notified by the Ministry of Dwelling Affairs.