Srinagar, July 3: The Principal District and Sessions Court here on Saturday granted bail to 28 youth who were arrested by police from different parts of the city during ongoing protests against the killing of youth in Kashmir by police and central paramilitary forces.
Court directed police to release the youth without any delay. Police had charged the youth of “stone-pelting, putting public property on fire, waging war against country, rioting, carrying deadly weapons, promoting enmity among communities and hatching conspiracy against the state.”
They had been lodged in different police stations across the city.
Court of Gous-un-Nissa asked the detainees to furnish a security bond of Rs 30, 000 and directed the police to release the detained youth. The youth have been granted interim bail till July 17.
The detainees were represented in the court by Advocate Mir Shafaqat Hussain, Advocate Rafiq Joo and other Bar Association lawyers.
Rafiq Joo told Greater Kashmir that one side government was talking of providing employment to youth and other they have been charged of offences which amount for life imprisonment. “They will face problems in police verification for moving out of the state for jobs or studies,” he said.
Police had arrested the youth on June 27, 28 and 29 and lodged them in the Parimpora police station for charges of pelting stones and disturbing peace in the area.
SHO Parimpora Ghulam Mohi-ud-din said 10 youth were lodged in the police station on charges of putting a residential house and paramilitary CRPF bunker on fire during Sopur Chalo procession on June 28. “We have to complete the formalities and will release them,” he said.
Joo said for the past few days around 500 youth have been arrested on charges of stone pelting in the city. Due to curfew imposed in down town area of the city the parents of those youth were not able to reach the court for getting bail for their children, he said.

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