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Iltija Mufti Accused of Biting Cop; Omar Abdullah Calls It Fixed Match
Iltija Mufti was questioned for two hours at Kothibagh police station in Srinagar on Friday over an alleged assault on a police officer during a protest. Police claim she bit the officer's…
The Story in Brief
Iltija Mufti was questioned for two hours at Kothibagh police station in Srinagar on Friday over an alleged assault on a police officer during a protest. Police claim she bit the officer's forearm; she denies it and says she was manhandled by a woman IPS officer.
Chief Minister Omar Abdullah accused the PDP and agencies of staging a 'fixed match' to boost the party's image. He said the biting charge is absurd because Iltija is not a child. Iltija responded that Omar has stopped talking about Article 370 and now targets the PDP instead of the BJP.
The Indian Opinion
Both sides are playing the victim. The PDP wants sympathy after a feeble protest, and the NC uses the 'fixed match' line to sidestep its own silence on Article 370. A biting charge against a politician's daughter is absurd, but so is the claim of manhandling by a senior IPS officer. The real issue is Kashmir's political status, not a scraped forearm. Watch the court: if Iltija files a counter-case or the police drop the charges, we will know who was playing politics.
Sources (2): timesofindia.indiatimes.com, ndtv.com
This story was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above.
Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources.
