The party called it “deliberate attempts made to disturb and provoke them.”
Transgender HIV-Positive Inmates Attack Rashid (AIP) In Tihar Jail, Kashmiris Targeted Latest News: Engineer Rashid was attacked by a group of transgender inmates in Tihar Jail. The inmates pushed him and threw a gate at him, according to the Times of India, Awami Ittehad Party (AIP), headed by the Baramulla MP, alleged in a statement.
“Had it hit him directly, it could have been fatal. This is nothing short of a deliberate attempt to physically harm him,” the AIP statement is quoted as claiming in the TOI report.
Tihar sources have confirmed to the news portal that Rashid, an MP, was attacked by transgender inmates following an altercation about a week ago.
According to the report, Rashid is currently lodged in Jail No. 3 of Tihar, which houses three transgender inmates.
The exact cause of the altercation is under investigation, the report said, adding that the allegations of a murder conspiracy have been dismissed as baseless by Tihar sources.
The report further stated that the Awami Ittehad Party (AIP) has alleged that Kashmiris were deliberately housed with ‘male transgenders’ in Tihar Jail and that they were encouraged to provoke and attack Kashmiris.
Rashid reportedly disclosed to his lawyer during a recent meeting that a ‘systematic campaign’ of targeting Kashmiri detainees over the past three months had been started.
Rashid told his legal counsel that transgender inmates who were HIV-positive and had the backing of “notorious gangsters” inside Tihar had been deliberately placed with Kashmiris.
The report said that, as per the testimonial of Rashid, AIP has alleged that other Kashmiri prisoners in Tihar were also attacked and humiliated and that the harassment intensified, especially when they offered prayers.
The party called it “deliberate attempts made to disturb and provoke them.”
According to TOI, the party demanded an independent probe into the matter and immediate guarantees for the safety and dignity of Rashid and all other prisoners from Kashmir.
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