SRINAGAR, Sep 9: An ailing undertrial prisoner at Central Jail, Srinagar died last night due to some heart ailment, the jail authorities said. However, the High Court Bar Association (HCBA) has strongly condemned the jail authorities for their alleged negligence, which according to them has caused the death of the prisoner.
Chairman Hurriyat Conference (G) Syed Ali Shah Geelani visited the family of the deceased and prayed for peace to the departed soul.
Mehraj-u-Din Dar son of Ghulam Mohammad Dar, a resident of Chrar-e-Sharief was arrested in 2006 for his alleged militant links. He was lodged in Kot Bhalwal Jail Jammu, where from he was shifted to central Jail Srinagar, last year. He was booked under 7/25 Indian Arms Act and was facing trial before the session's court, Budgam. According to the Superintendent Central Jail, Srinagar Mohammad Ayoub, the deceased had complained about his ailment a few days ago.
"Our doctors were seeing him and last night at around 10 PM he complained of vomiting and abdominal pain. I in my own car ferried him to Jawahar Lal Nehru Memorial Hospital where doctors deeming his condition critical referred him to Sher-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, where he expired at around 2:15 AM," said SP Central Jail.
He rebutted the allegations of negligence on the part of jail authorities saying that Dar's post-mortem was conducted in camera and in presence of a magistrate. "Since the Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) people have taken samples from Dar's body the actual cause of the death will be known in two months. We have conveyed about Dar's death to State Human Rights Commission (SHRC) and National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) as well. I strongly refute the allegations of our negligence. He was taken due care of by our Jail doctors," Ayoub added.
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