Rashfaq Ahmad Bhat had been turned away from three hospitals in Jammu and Kashmir in the beginning of May this year as a deadly second wave of Covid-19 raged across India, infecting millions of people and leading to an acute shortage of beds and medical oxygen. Desperate to save the life of his 55-year-old mother Naseema Bano whose oxygen saturation was dipping dangerously low, he turned to the only other people who he knew were helping ordinary.
UP: Family Awaits Compensation, Struggles to Get By After Losing Son to Police Torture
Faisal Husain, a vegetable vendor in Unnao district, passed away after being beaten up by the police for allegedly violating lockdown rules.
Faisal Husain. Photo: Special arrangement
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New Delhi: Faisal Husain, a vegetable vendor in Uttar Pradeshâs Unnao, died less than an hour after being brutally beaten by the Bangarmau police for violating lockdown curfew on Friday (May 21). His mother, Naseema Bano, is unable to speak even two days after his death. âMy sonâ¦â she says, and starts crying over the phone. Faisal would have turned 20 in August this year, she manages to say.
J&K Police Book Father of Pulwama Teenager Shot in Encounter Under UAPA
According to police sources, Wani had taken out a rally from a local mosque after Friday prayers last week to demand the mortal remains of his son.
A policeman stands guard outside a bunker alongside a road in Srinagar, October 31, 2019. Photo: Reuters/Danish Ismail
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Srinagar: The father of a teenager from south Kashmirâs Pulwama district, who was gunned down in an alleged encounter in the outskirts of Srinagar in December, has been booked by Jammu and Kashmir Police under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act.