Hriday Nath Wanchoo
Hriday Nath Wanchoo was a Kashmiri trade-unionist, who is remembered for ensuring the socioeconomic upliftment of sanitation workers
Career and politics
[edit]Wanchoo was employed as the Khilafarzi officer in Srinagar municipality.[1]
Death ==
Wanchoo was assassinated by "unidentified gunmen" on 5 December 1992.[2]
CBI Investigation
[edit]Within days, the state government roped in Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to investigate the murder[3] who concluded a local militant group called "Jamait-ul-Mujahidin" — comprising twelve Kashmiri Muslims — to have planned the assassination.[4] However, by the time the investigation concluded, four of the accused had died and five had absconded, leaving only three — Ashiq Hussain Faktoo, Mohammad Shafi Khan, a faculty member of the University of Kashmir specialising in Persian; Ghulam Qadir Bhat, a constable with the Jammu and Kashmir Police[5] — for trial under Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act before a special court in Jammu.[6][4] Confessions were obtained from all of them.[4]
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ WANCHOO, DR AMIT (23 May 2020). "Hridai: A heart that understood human suffering". Greater Kashmir. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
- ^ "Behind the Kashmir Conflict - Threats against Human Rights Defenders (Human Rights Watch Report, July 1999)". www.hrw.org. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
- ^ 2003 (2) JKJ 774: Ashiq Hussain Faktoo vs Union Of India (Uoi) And Ors. Jammu & Kashmir High Court. 20 February 2001
- ^ a b c Central Bureau Of Investigation v. Ashiq Hussain Faktoo & Ors (Supreme Court of India 30 January 2003), Text.
- ^ "Arrested Valley hardliner hid at homes of Cong, PDP leaders". Indian Express. Archived from the original on 25 February 2020. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
- ^ "3 JuM militants get lifer in Wanchoo case". The Times of India. 2 February 2003. Retrieved 1 December 2022.