This Article is From Aug 17, 2010

Internet campaign for shoe thrower Ahad Jan

Srinagar: As police investigate why suspended cop Ahad Jan threw the shoe at Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Independence Day, a massive campaign has been launched across social networking sites hailing him as a hero.

But new pictures released on these sites have raised questions over whether Jan was only beaten by cops and the CM's securitymen right after he was taken out of the stadium or he was tortured in custody.

Jan had told the court on Monday that he was beaten and said he was unable to move his hand. But what's not clear is whether he sustained injuries in the beating right after the shoe throwing incident or was he tortured during interrogation.

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