We cannot allow state brutality to snatch humanity: Mirwaiz Farooq on J&K cop lynching

Srinagar: Kashmiri separatist leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Friday condemned the brutal lynching of Jammu and Kashmir Police (JKP), Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Mohammed Ayub Pandith by a mob, stating that such brutality to snatch the humanity and values cannot be allowed.

His statement comes amid reports that Farooq was inside the Jamia Masjid when the DSP was doing surveillance.

Farooq took to his Twitter handle to express condolence on the same.He tweeted;

"Deeply disturbed & condemn the brutal act at Nowhatta. Mob violence & public lynching is outside the parameters of our values & religion....," he tweeted.

"....We cannot allow state brutality to snatch our humanity & values," he



added.

 

Meanwhile, National Conference (NC) leader Omar Abdullah also took to his Twitter handle saying the manner of the cop's death of is a travesty and the people involved in this incident will 'burn in hell for their sins'.

"He was a Dy SP in the Security Wing of J&K Police & I understand he was there on security duty for access control at Jamia Masjid," Abdullah tweeted.

"His death is a tragedy & the manner of his death a travesty. May the people who lynched DySP Pandith burn in hell for their sins," he added.

Meanwhile, branding the lynching of Pandith as a 'shameful' act, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti warned the people of the state to not test the patience of the security forces, who use restrain in dealing with locals.