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Badgam DSP of Special
Operations Group shifted

The Jammu and Kashmir Government shifted Deputy Police Superintendent Davinder Singh, who heads the Special Operations Group in Badgam, in central Kashmir.

This follows massive public protests against recent 'custodial deaths' in Kashmir Valley.

Sources said Singh was reverted to his original rank and posted as inspector in the state intelligence on Monday.

Singh joined the SOG as sub-inspector and rose through various ranks in six years to head the SOG Badgam.

Sources said the state government was planning to shift some more officers from the SOG following recent protests across the valley against the custodial deaths.

Six civilians died in firing by the army on protestors last week.

The demonstrations followed the alleged custodial killing of local pharmacist Jaleel Ahmed Shah at Higam in north Kashmir last week.

Davinder Singh volunteered to join the SOG when the Jammu and Kashmir police was dormant. The SOG was carved out of the state police in 1994.

The shifting follows allegations of custodial killings against SOG Badgam during the unilateral ceasefire, which comes in for review on Wednesday.

Prime Minister A B Vajpayee has also convened an all-party meeting in New Delhi.

"So what if they extend or withdraw this ceasefire," said Prof Abdul Ghani Butt, chairman of the All-Party Hurriyat Conference. "The killing of innocents in firing and custodial deaths are continuing."

He said, "Let me make it crystal clear, extension or no extension, let the word go across that unless the Kashmir dispute is resolved, peace cannot return."

He clarified that "from day one our positive response to the unilateral ceasefire has been conditional."

Butt said, "We want to know the rationale behind the ceasefire. They should say what they want."

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