Srinagar: National Conference (NC) General Secretary Ali Mohammad Sagar Tuesday demanded shifting of case of 8-year-old Ashifa from Kathua court to some other area within the state in view of the attack by the lawyers on crime branch officials yesterday. “Case should be shifted to some other court for fair trail,” Sagar said. Addressing a presser at party headquarters at Nawai Subuh complex Sagar said:
“On Monday, there was a planned mobilization of people and even the Chief Judicial Magistrate declined to entertain the challan in the case.” He said two cabinet ministers, a local MLA and a Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s office have been vocally supporting the accused in the case. “A shutdown call has been given in support of the accused and these people are trying to divide the state on regional and religious lines,” he said.