They said that in a bid to save himself from the said wrath of these security agencies, shakeel Ahmed Ganaie made an attempt on his life by consuming poisonous substance on Thursday June 25 evening.
The family of Shakeel residing in Lelhar Kakapora in Pulwama district said “Indian Army and different security agencies picked up Shakeel many times and tortured him mentally and physically. Shakeel is a government employee and has nothing to do with militancy. A few days before he was called by Army at their camp and was thrashed mercilessly for not providing them information about a locla guerrilla Irshad Ahmed Ganaie,” they alleged.
The family members further added that on Thursday evening Shakeel received a phone call from an Army camp and was asked to report there immediately. “Sensing the consequences of his reporting at the army camp where he was earlier tortured, Shakeel tried to end his life by consuming poisonous pesticide. We immediately shifted him to Sub-District Hospital Kakapora where from he was rushed to Soura Institute of Medical Sciences in Srinagar,” the family said.
Reports said that as the news about his attempted suicide spread, people in Kakapora came on roads and staged a protest against the security agencies.