The 43-year-old Ahmad, who was arrested on March 13, 2010, reached his home in Rainawari, Srinagar, on June 23. It had accused Ahmad of being in touch with Hizbul chief Syed Salahuddin and one Bilal Ahmed Shera over phone and emails. Instead, the ATS had picked Ahmad up from his hostel, paraded him before TV cameras and branded him a Hizbul militant. With Ahmad in jail, his younger brother Nazir had to shoulder the responsibilities of the household. Their two sisters got married over the past 12 years, but Nazir, who works as a salesman, didn’t.

Source: Indian Express June 30, 2021 20:08 UTC