The resignation comes a day before union home minister Rajnath Singh is embarking on Mission Kashmir for the second time in last one month in a bid to end the logjam and help in bringing about peace in the restive valley.
Social boycott threat claimed its first casualty on Tuesday when two special police officers (SPOs) publicly announced their resignations from police department in the apple rich town of Sopore in north Kashmir's Baramulla district.
The resignation comes a day before union home minister Rajnath Singh is embarking on Mission Kashmir for the second time in last one month in a bid to end the logjam and help in bringing about peace in the restive valley.
Locals said Firdous Ahmed and Waseem Ahmed Sheikh announced their resignation in a public rally amid pro azadi slogans at Behrampora village of Sopore. This follows the threat by the local people to the policeman to quit or face the consequences last month.
On July 29, suspected militants had killed local Hurriyat activist Fayaz Ahmed Rather sparking anger across the area. Locals had asked the policemen in the area to quit their jobs. So far however there was no response.
However on Monday Firdous and Waseem sent a word to the local elders about their resignation. "I came home yesterday and decided to quit my job. Now onwards I am not associated with police department," said Waseem raising pro azadi and anti-India slogans in Behrampora.
Later Waseem also tendered public apology and asked for forgiveness from the people. "I am sorry if I have hurt anyone intentionally or unintentionally. I seek your forgiveness," he said.
Deputy inspector general of police, North Kashmir range, Uttam Chand told dna that he was not aware of any resignations by any of the SPOs.
This is the first time since the unrest began on July 8 that cops have given in to the pressure and announced resignations. People in several areas have threatened social boycott to the policemen prompting the families to pressure their wards to quit.
Early this month a family of police officer had approached Hurriyat hawk Syed Ali Shah Geelani seeking forgiveness against their son who was accused of firing pellets on the protestors at Chee village of South Kashmir's Bijbhera. Later mysterious posters of hitherto unknown Sangbaz (stone pelters) Coordination Committee surfaced in a Srinagar locality threatening to attack the family of a police officer.
Police, meanwhile said curfew was lifted from the most areas of the Srinagar following improvement in the situation
"There was increased movement of the people and the vehicular traffic in Srinagar today (Tuesday). However, curfew remained in force in Anantnag District and five police station areas of down town city besides, Batamaloo, Maisuma and Kralkhud," a police spokesman said.
Police said three incidents of stone pelting were reported from Shopian, Srinagar and Sopore till the filling of this report. "These incidents were reported from Vehil in Shopian, Nowgam Chowk near Ahmad Hospital in Srinagar and Khushal colony in Sopore. Except for these incidents situation remained under control across the valley till the filing of this report," the spokesman added.
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