Fear of police in Kashmir.
By Ghulam Mohyuddin Wani
The old sick women on the road
She was some 65-70 years of age.I was on a regular walk cum hair dressing shop today on 16th of April,2010.On my way back ,I as usual stayed back at a plastic sale shop,to choose a few essentials for my grand daughters who have decided to spent some summer months with me.While I was looking for a few items in the shop,I noticed the shopkeeper was busy with two pretty ladies selling his goods.I could not draw his attention and thus started window shoping.In the meantime I saw a car infront of me .
The young messiah as a lady
A lady between 25-30 with an grey breaded man of modern built aging around 55-60 was bent near the car near a corner and lifting the old lady described.She developed courage to call us and tell us do any onr know her or knw what happened to her. The women has fallen in the dust and lay unconscious .The gril went to her and slowly raised her and helped her to the wall of a shop which was the back door of famous kashmiri leader the Abdul Gani Bhat who was killed by some unknown gun men few years back.In the mean time a few people assembled near the uconscious women.The simple girl helped her and questioned us all assembled near the unconscious women.None replied for few seconds .
FEAR AND DESPAIR SEEN IN MASSES
After a while two nearby shop keepers or their sale man came and old us that the women fell many times near their shops and they helped her to stand up and finally she scumbed and trembled and fell unconscious . They thought perhaps she is dead and left her so that they may not have to bother the questions of the police.I was puzzled to hear it and while the girl was busy to bring her back to consciousness
ESCAPE FROM POLICE
I asked some to inform police, all saw to me as if I was a soul from other world.Unknown to the conditions of Kashmir and its police.The courageous girl and her companion gave some water to the lady and she started uttering some words .She was still puzzled and murmered some words as if she is hungry for few days and sick.I searched some one and thought to use 100 police number. I phoned from my mobile 9419389066.
PRISE WOTHY POLICE RESPONSE
Within minutes I got a reponse and I asked one tall gentleman to tell them the details of the lady and the place she was.His response was excellent and immediate.This encouraged me to sing a few words of praise for the Kashmi police, it was short lived. Emergency phone 100 Soon the gril there used water to get the women drink it and she started murmuring as if she was recovering .
HUMBLE HELPFUL PUBLIC
Some one rushed to bring her milk and water . and On asking her she gave her address as Batmaloo and looked hungry.She was moved to the better place near by by the Girl and I gave her a few bucks on hearing she had none.The near by shopkeepers were sceptical and feared the police may wisk away her money .I was puzzled to heart it.I waited for some time and on the assurance of the gril and her companion ,I left the place,hoping the police will help the lady to reach her home.
THE DREDENING NOT THRETENING CALL OF POLICE
The dreAding call I had informed the police about the place and told them I am a passer by and am leaving for Friday Prayers.They phoned me again ,got the details of the place from a local shopkeeper. On reaching mosque a regular phone calls haunted me from the phones given below asking the details of the site again and again .I now understood why the people there were reluctant to help police or the people in despair.Till late in the afternoon I could not know whether they have found her.I asked them again ,they were near by searching her in an adjuscent street.
MYSTRY UNKNOWN WHAT HAPPENED TO OLD WOMEN
By then the gril and the women might have left all in despair and I realized the folly of our system.The police phone numbers who asked me reaptedly the address were 9596150715, 9419000722 This is a message to those who have care kashmir international and many Ngo public saving advertises.Cant you publisize your imbulance and numbers so that people could inform you.We may too have supported the so called citizen forum which has not been able to operate their purmbulances till date,but are publicity hungery .They planted trees with out touching the plants and soil.We have to be careful of these wolves in lambs clothing.Police too has to remove the mistrust among people and the young CM AND THE GOVERNOR have to make public services visible.The corruption,crulity and favouritism begins at high place and spreads like a fire.It time to heal the wounds and not to create new.TO BE FOLLOWED