Excelsior Correspondent
Srinagar, Jan 8: Police today booked a British citizen of Kashmiri descent Muzzammil Ayyub Thakur under terror law for threatening a lawyer in Srinagar through social media posts and produced a charge sheet against a scribe for his activities which are prejudicial to the security and sovereignty of the country.
Police said that Police Station Kothibagh reliably learnt that Muzzammil Ayyub Thakur through his social media account and other platforms is indulging in the activities which are prejudicial to the sovereignty, integrity and unity of India besides, he is creating fear and alarm among the general masses and inciting them to commit offences which are likely to disturb the public order.
“This apart, a proper complaint was lodged by Advocate Syed Zeeshan before Srinagar Police against Muzzammil Ayyub Thakur and others”, police said.
The Advocate, police said, has alleged that Muzzammil Ayyub at the behest of ISI and ISPR is threatening, harassing, making criminal intimidation besides involved in cybercrimes against (him).
“The complaint further read that Muzzammil Ayyub has left no stone unturned to malign his image and also threatened him not only in public but also on social media platforms,” police said, adding, “after trying to verify his whereabouts and for his safety and security, the complainant was constrained to file the complaint before the police.”
Accordingly, police said, cognizance into the matter was taken and a case FIR number 01/2022 U/S 13 UAPA, 153-A(b), 505 (1) (b) IPC has been registered and investigation initiated.
In the meantime, police filed a charge sheet against a scribe Sajad Ahmad Dar of Shahgund Hajin in connection with a case registered against him for instigating locals against an anti-encroachment drive in Hajin area of Bandipora district.
“Sajad Ahmad Dar, so called journalist runs a tweeter account in the name of Sajad Gull is always in search of anti-Government news and uploads which are not based on facts in order to provoke the people against Government and to spread enmity against the nation among people,” police said in a statement.
“Last year encroachment drive was carried out by Revenue Department in his native village wherein he has instigated the locals against that drive and restrained the officials in discharging their legitimate duties,” police said, adding, “To this effect case FIR No.12/ 2021 U/S 147,447,336,353/IPC stands registered against him and the final charge sheet against him has been produced before the court of JMIC Sumbal for judicial determination.”
Police said that Dar has spread by virtue of his false tweets fake narrative regarding the recent anti (militancy) operation in Gundjahangeer in which one local (militant) Imtiyaz Ahmad was eliminated thereby provoking the local masses against the Army and police. “In this regard Case FIR no.79/2021 U/S 120B,153B,505/IPC stands registered against him.”
Police further said that it is also worth mentioning that the day when most wanted militant Saleem Parray was killed in Shalimar Srinagar he “uploaded the videos of anti-national slogans by some women folk mostly relatives at the residence of (Saleem Parray) in Hajin thereby tried to disrupt the peace.”
“The activities of (person) are prejudicial to the security and sovereignty of the country. The so-called journalist always tweet controversial statements and after provoking the masses delete the same tweets and thereby is involved in mischievous activities to disrupt peace and tranquillity of the region.”
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