Boy's death: Cops, residents clash at Garrison
HYDERABAD: Security personnel and residents of Siddique Nagar clashed on Thursday at the gate of Mehdipatnam Garrison over the alleged burning of 11-year-old Madrassa student Sheik Mustafauddin by Army jawans on Wednesday.
Police caned the protestors who threw stones at them. Things returned to normal by afternoon. Police and RAF squad accompanied the family of Mustafauddin to the burial ground.
Earlier, the residents staged a dharna demanding that Army vacate the area. 'We have been living here from the time of our forefathers. We demand that the Army leave the area immediately,' said a resident.
While most of residents say this is a first-of-its-kind incident in the neighbourhood, they allege the Army's presence was causing inconvenience to their everyday life. 'They don't let us move freely. Every time a relative wants to visit, they make a big issue over the gate pass, which is annoying,' said another resident.
Family seeks justice:
Mustafa's parents are finding it hard to recover from their grief. 'When I returned home yesterday, his friends came shouting that Mustafa is badly injured,' said Muqueeduddin, Mustafauddin's father.
'I searched the house when I realised that he is the only one missing from the house. I ran to the site only to find his charred body,' he said. 'As it was a military area, it took me some time to find an auto, but I finally managed to get one and took my son to the hospital.'
'All along the way to the hospital, he kept asking me for water. I asked who did it to him and all that he said was he wanted water.' Mustafa's parents are not happy with the way the case is being dealt with by the police.
'They hit him on the face first before setting him on fire. And yet, my son made every effort to give a statement to the magistrate. He said he can recognise the men who did it to him.
I don't understand why they still doubt the Army's involvement?' he questioned. While the father managed to voice his opinion, Mustafa's mother Shakera Begum was inconsolable. 'We need justice for our son,' she kept saying.
News Posted: 10 October, 2014
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