[mukto-mona] Letter from Tihar - Parveez Ahmad

"As I have done my M. Sc (Zoology) from the University of Pune and now am seeking admission to Ph.D for which I was going to Pune. On September 12, 2006, I left home for Pune by flight (Spice Jet). Srinagar - Delhi & Delhi-Pune. On reaching Delhi, when I was approaching for Spice-Jet counter to collect my boarding pass, some seven to eight persons held me firmly and took away my luggage and whatever I had in my pockets. They took me to Lodhi Colony special cell office. where they torture and interrogated me severely. They beat me up ruthlessly and gave me electric shocks. Later, I came to know that they were from the special cell of police. Led by inspector Sharma ji"

 

Letter from Tihar
http://www.combatlaw.org/information.php?article_id=1127&issue_id=39
A Kashmiri youth, Parveez Ahmad, narrates how police turned him from a gentleman to 'bomb-man' in a letter from his confinement in Tihar Central Jail, Delhi. Combat Law is in possession of his letter. It is being reproduced here

Subj: Save my career, as I am innocent.

ith due reverence and respect, I am writing this letter with the hope that I will get justice without delay. I want your kind attention towards the real fact of my arrest, interrogation and torture, which is totally different and contradictory to that of police's statement. All the allegations and sections they have charged upon me are baseless. All the confessions I have made before them were all under compulsions and force. As I could not tolerate the torture and electric shocks. I am still frightened of that treatment. Those electric shocks are still breaking my sleep.
Being citizen of India I keep faith in Indian law and judiciary. And hope no discrimination will be done against me. Though my faith in law and being a citizen of India has scattered badly by the role of police. But still I have not left the rope of hope. To restore the faith, it is essential to give me justice, through fare trial, and save my career. To prove my innocence your goodself is requested to see my past record. Which will reveal you how clear my past and present is. Though I am concerned about the condition of J&K.
Now I want your kind attention towards the following lines which will reveal your goodself the whole story.
As I have done my M. Sc (Zoology) from the University of Pune and now am seeking admission to Ph.D for which I was going to Pune.

• On September 12, 2006, I left home for Pune by flight (Spice Jet). Srinagar - Delhi & Delhi-Pune. On reaching Delhi, when I was approaching for Spice-Jet counter to collect my boarding pass, some seven to eight persons held me firmly and took away my luggage and whatever I had in my pockets. They took me to Lodhi Colony special cell office. where they torture and interrogated me severely. They beat me up ruthlessly and gave me electric shocks. Later, I came to know that they were from the special cell of police. Led by inspector Sharma ji.
• On the same day they forced me to call one of my friends to give his SIM card to their contact person already in Pune.
• ON September 13, 2006, they made my I Card with the name of Iqbal and took me to Pune by Spice-Jet flight. On reaching Pune, one police team was already there but in civil dress. I can reveal all the details, their names, where they kept me in Pune, and how they mentally tortured me.
• On September 14, 2006 evening after receiving few calls they took me to one shop in Pune and collected some 10 lakh rupees from that shopkeeper.
• On September 15, 2006 they took me back to Delhi, and kept me again in Lodhi Colony Special Cell lock up where they tortured me very badly and severely. I was unconscious and half dead.
• On September 16, 2006 they took me to some unknown place and kept me there for almost one month. I was not able to walk and move as they kept me handcuffed in one room. The details of that very place and persons will be revealed in the court. What they did with me there, will also be revealed.
• During that duration they neither informed my parents nor took me into police remand or judicial custody. Instead, they forced me to lie to my parents that I got a job in Maharashtra.
• After one month on October 15, 2006 they took me to hospital for medical, which was just a formality, as I was already instructed not to say anything about my ailment, torture and muscular spasm. Even doctors wrote the medical report without examining me. I was shocked to see the collusion between police and doctors. I could not understand what was going on. As I was seeing that for the first time in my life.
• On the same day October 15, 2006 in the evening they took me to a lady magistrate for taking me into police remand. That too was a joke, as I was in their custody for more than one month. Before presenting me before that magistrate they threatened me of dire consequences If I narrated the true story. I was made to narrate my story their way. The story was like this. I was coming from Mumbai by Golden Temple express to Nizamuddin. To hand over rupees 10 lakh and three Kg of RDX to some Tariq at Azadpur Mandi. But that Tariq did not come. Meanwhile police party caught hold of me. The magistrate did not ask me anything.
• During my stay in their custody they compelled me to file so many (rail) reservation forms in my own hand writing and signature. They took away my attache bag. On asking where they were taking my bag, they told me that my final verification was being done. Soon you would be released. I got very tense and was confused, and smelled something fishy. I thought they would finish me in an encounter. So I could not sleep all those nights. If they have really sent any person to Delhi from Mumbai, then that was Ram Gopal who was looking after me in that police flat, may be a constable. That police office (Flat) is near an airport, as I could hear sounds of aeroplanes. One metro track is also nearby which I saw from one small pore of window. Through the bathroom window, I saw a public school in the neighbourhood. The name of that public school was ITL Public School, next to this police flat. In that flat the staff was changing every 24 hours. The staff comprised of Anil Tyagi, Ram Gopal, Gurmeet, Raju (Pahalwan), Mangal (Bihari), Pravesh, Pandit and others whose name I don't know but I can identify them. They kept me as an animal, handcuffed and feetcuffed tied to the iron rods of window, 24 hours. Because of which I was not able to make any free movement or walk in that very room. The only time they were releasing me when I was going to bathroom. For the whole month I could no see sun. In that very police flat there was one more person arrested (rather kidnapped) in other room. He too was forced to make calls to his relatives.
• After staying few for days in that flat, I was made to cell my parents and saying that I was alright and got a job. One evening my parents called me up with weeping words that they heard news of my arrest, as somebody had informed them. I could not tell them that I was in police custody since the day I left home. I was forced to assure my parents that I was alright. I was happy. Also that I thanked God that atleast my parents came to know. Later police threatened me not to disclose news of my arrest before my parents and assured me of releasing before Eid. Whenever my parents were calling me I was lying to them that I was not getting travel reservation confirmed. They (my parents) were insisting on me to leave my job and come back to home. I was weeping for the whole day and night. I became very weak and lazy. Inspector Sharma ji told Anil Tyagi to provide me Quran and other books so that I would not loose my concentration. They were constantly assuring me of releasing me before Eid. But they were lying and deceiving me as well as my parents.
• After taking me into police remand officially, they kept me at Lodhi Colony office for days. I was thinking perhaps they would release me now, as Deepawali as well as Eid were approaching after few days. But there was some thing worst to come. My career was going to be spoilt it and my image was going to change from gentleman to bombman, from student to a terrorist.

  Am I not Indian, if I am Kashmiri. Why this discrimination. When tall claims are being made by the Govt. of India, by media, that before Law all citizens are equal. Whether of Kashmir or Kerala. ...they made me a scape-goat, to get compliments from their seniors and public. And public too took me as a terrorist

• Finally the day came when my whole career was wiped. I was mentally shocked and astonished. On October 20, 2006, when I was watching TV in Inspector Badrish Dutt's room, suddenly SI Vinay Tyagi told me that one press person was downstairs and wanted to meet me. He advised me to speak in his presence. After 10-20 minutes, suddenly everything changed altogether. Every personnel was trying to catch hold of me and come close to me. I was just confused to see what was going on. Especially, SI Vinay Tyagi and Havaldar Satish held me firmly. Suddenly they opened the gate and I was just shocked to see the mob of more then 50 photographers. They started taking my photographs and shooting me for 10-15 minutes. I understood that they have now ruined my career and life. I looked towards inspector Sharma ji. He by his gesture posed as he had arrested me and presented me before media as a hard core terrorist. Now I realised fully what actually their plan of keeping me in their custody was. They actually wanted to show me before media and tell that they have arrested a persons (terrorist) who arrived in Delhi to explode bombs on the occasion of Deepawali, which is just shame upon them. How they (police) were befooling their public. And media was helping them in propagating such fake arrests. When I could not celebrate my Eid at home, with my parents, what I have to do with the Deepawali. After those false and baseless allegations I wept like a widow. Now I realised that I no more could contact my parents. As they (police) have turned me into a don.

I am still thinking why they ruined my career

My faith in Indian democracy and law has shattered badly and I am now very disappointed in jail on the role of police. I am finding no hope, then to appeal before your goodself to provide me fare trial and give me justice. So that I can restart my normal life

• Am I really a terrorist? When I have never ever seen how that RDX looks like.
• Am I not an Indian, if I am a Kashmiri.
• Why this discrimination. When tall claims are being made by the Govt. of India, by media, that before law all citizens are equal. Whether of Kashmir or Kerala.
• Why they made me a scape-goat, to get compliments from their seniors and public. And public too took me as a terrorist. Who had arrived in Delhi on Deepawali to disrupt the celebrations? Whole of the police party and the special cell people know very well that they arrested me on September 12, 2006 at Delhi airport. Are they trying to prove that aeroplane authority were allowing to carry explosives in their flights.

My faith in Indian democracy and law has shattered badly and I am very disappointed about the role of police. I have no hope, than to appeal before your goodself to provide me fare trial and give me justice. So that I can restart my normal life with my old parents. So that my faith in law is restore.

Jail no. 01, Ward no. 01
Barrack no. 02
Tihar

PARVEEZ AHMAD
S/O. SANAULLAH RADOO
R/O. NOOR BAGH -A
SOPORE BARAMULLA
J & K
PIN - 193201.

 

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