GK NEWS NETWOSrinagar, Mar 31: The students of National Institute of Technology (NIT) Srinagar Saturday held strong protests against arrest of a final year student of engineering. They have threatened massive protests in case the student is not released.
Parvaiz Ahmad Bhat son of Shakeel Ahmad Bhat, a resident Zaina Kadal in old city here,according to reports was arrested by the cops of police post Bagihas Chattabal from his home in a
nocturnal raid last Friday.
Family members say that Parvaiz is innocent.
Waiting for his release for more than week, the students of NIT Saturday morning assembled in the campus and held strong protest demonstration against the arrest. They were demanding his immediate release. The protesting students have threatened massive protests in case Parvaiz was not released forthwith.The protesting students alleged that for at least one week, police denied his arrest to the family and students. The protesting students were pacified only after Superintendent of
Police (SP) Hazratbal met them. SP told the students that Parvaiz was presently lodged in police station MR Gunj and assured them that it will be made clear by Sunday evening whether he will be released or not.
“He is innocent. We held a peaceful protest demonstration against the arrest of our class mate. We have decided to launch agitation in case he is not released,” one of protesting students said.
The family members said that they are unable to understand the arrest of their kin. “He is innocent and we are unable to understand his arrest,” Muhammad Ayub, uncle of Parvaiz told GK. “We are worried about his career,” he added.
Ayub alleged that for last seven days they were moving from pillar to post to know the whereabouts of Parvaiz. “Yesterday we were given chance to meet him in police station Maisuma,” he
added.Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Srinagar, Syed Aashiq Hussain Bukhari, said that Parvaiz has been arrested on suspicion. “We are investigating,” he said but did not divulge
details about charges against the student.
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