Custodial Torture Case: Kupwara Court Grants Bail To Dysp, 7 Cops

2025-12-30 09:02:51

(MENAFN- Kashmir Observer) Srinagar- A deputy superintendent of police (DySP) and five other cops have been granted bail in a case linked to the custodial torture of a fellow police constable.

According to the bail order, DySP Aijaz Ahmad Naik, other cops including Riyaz Ahmad Mir, Jahangeer Ahmad Beigh, Mohd Younis Khan, Shakir Hussain Khoja, Tanveer Ahmad Malla, Altaf Hussain Bhat and Shahnawaz Ahmad Deedad, who are lodged in Srinagar jail, have been granted bail by the Kupwara court, reported news agency KNO.

The court has directed the accused to furnish bail and surety bonds of Rs 1 lakh each and none of the accused shall leave the territorial jurisdiction of the court without prior permission.

It has also asked the accused to deposit their passports in the court, directing them to not try to intimidate, hamper or temper with the prosecution evidence, nor shall they threaten any prosecution witness to hamper the trial.

They have been asked to remain present before the trial court on each and every date of hearing unless exempted.“Any breach of the conditions shall be viewed seriously and shall warrant cancellation of bail and the like wise bail bonds Rs 1 lakh with one surety has been attested and accepted today,” the court said.

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