An average number of 55 FIR’s were registered each day across different police stations of Kashmir valley during the most turbulent year 2016. In comparison to this only 18 FIR’s were registered across Jammu province during the same period.
These details were shared by the Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti, also holding the charge of state Home department, in the form of a written reply in the state assembly on Friday.
CM furnished this reply in response to a question submitted by BJP MlA Ranbir Singh Pathania seeking details of complaints received and culminated in to FIR’s during 2016.
According to Chief Minister, “a total number of 20,328 FIR’s were registered across different police stations of Kashmir valley while 6706 FIR’s were registered across police stations in Jammu province during 2016”.
There are over 200 police stations in the state.
Kulgam, Handwara and Srinagar districts of Kashmir valley recorded maximum number of complaints during the period. “8424 complaints were received by police stations in Kulgam, 3636 complaints were logged in Handwara and 2326 in Srinagar district”, the written reply revealed.
Out of these 20328 complaints received across kashmir valley equal number of FIR’s were registered and 11506, approximately 56 percent, FIR’s were challaned before the court of law in Kashmir valley.
In Jammu 10955 complaints were received across different police stations while 6706 FIR’s were registered and almost 55 percent of them were challaned in the court of law.
However, the Chief Minister had not made public the nature of complaints received at the police stations.
In Kashmir convictions were ordered in 360 cases involving 695 persons while court ordered convictions in 164 cases involving 274 persons across Jammu province.
Interestingly, three districts of Jammu province namely Rajouri, Poonch and Jammu recorded more than 2000 complaints during 2016.
Rajouri district recorded highest number of 2969 complaints while Poonch recorded 2921 complaints followed by Jammu where 2127 complaints were registered during year 2016.
The maximum number of 512 complaints were received in women cell in Rajouri district out of which only 16 FIR’s were registered. 60 complaints were registered in women cell in Jammu district and 14 in Udhampur.
In Kashmir valley three districts of Ganderbal,Bandipora and Sopore recorded zero complaints during the period, Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti stated in her reply while one complaint was recorded in Kargil and zero in leh during the same period. Three police stations in Jammu region recorded less than 10 complaints.
“2 complaints were recorded in Warwan of Kishtwar, 09 in Ransoo of Reasi and 08 in Dachhan of Kishtwar, the Chief Minister said in her written reply.