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Life term for murder of ex-militant inside Srinagar mosque
A Srinagar court sentenced Ghulam Mohi-ud-Din Dar to life imprisonment for the murder of former militant Abdul Gani Dar inside a mosque in 2020. Dar, a former member of Tehreek-ul-Mujahideen, was convicted…
The Story in Brief
A Srinagar court sentenced Ghulam Mohi-ud-Din Dar to life imprisonment for the murder of former militant Abdul Gani Dar inside a mosque in 2020. Dar, a former member of Tehreek-ul-Mujahideen, was convicted under Section 302 IPC. The court noted that the assault with an iron rod inside a place of worship undermined public peace and communal harmony.
The judge imposed a fine of Rs 50,000 and directed Rs 7 lakh in victim compensation under the Jammu & Kashmir Victim Compensation Scheme. Srinagar police said the conviction followed meticulous investigation and prosecution, and that serious offences are pursued regardless of the accused's militant background.
The Indian Opinion
Narratives that paint this verdict as either a clean win against terrorism or proof of unending militancy miss the point. The court treated the killing of one former militant by another as a straightforward murder, not a political act. It refused the death penalty because the case was not the 'rarest of rare.' The real test is whether such judgments discourage the use of mosques as venues for settling personal scores, regardless of who holds the iron rod.
Sources (2): hindustantimes.com, greaterkashmir.com
This story was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above.
Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources.
