Pulwama Police Book BJP District President After Complaint Alleging Repeated Extortion, Intimidation
Pulwama, Aug 11, KNT: Pulwama Police have registered an FIR against Showkat Gayoor following a complaint alleging repeated demands for money, threats, obstruction of vehicles and harassment of a man engaged in the extraction and transportation of soil for work being undertaken for Gurudwara Parbandhak, Barthana.
According to FIR No. 0145/2026 registered at Police Station Pulwama on Aug 10, the complainant, Mohammad Yaseen Ganie of Suthsoo BK Pora, Budgam, alleged that Gayoor had been repeatedly interfering with the work despite the complainant claiming to possess permission from the competent authorities for extraction and transportation of soil.
The FIR states that the accused allegedly demanded ₹5 lakh from the complainant and threatened to prevent him from continuing the work if the demand was not met.
The complaint further alleges that on Aug 8 at around 10:50 am, Gayoor reached the work site at Parigam and placed his personal vehicle in front of the complainant’s vehicles, allegedly preventing them from moving.
The complainant alleged that the accused subsequently abused and threatened drivers and workers at the site and recorded videos on his mobile phone while accusing them of carrying out illegal work.
According to the complaint, when the workers questioned the alleged obstruction, the accused threatened them with action under the Public Safety Act, allegedly telling them that he would “book them under PSA”.
The complainant further alleged that the accused had repeatedly invoked the threat of PSA action against him in an attempt to pressure him into meeting the alleged monetary demands.
The FIR also contains an allegation that ₹54,000 had already been paid to the accused under the alleged pressure. The complainant stated that ₹50,000 was paid on Nov 21, 2025, followed by another payment of ₹4,000 on Nov 22, 2025.
The complainant has alleged that the payments were not voluntary and were made amid what he described as continuous threats, intimidation and obstruction of his lawful work.
Police have registered the case under Sections 126(2), 351(2), 308(2) and 308(3) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. The FIR identifies Bashir Ahmad Dar, Assistant Sub-Inspector, as the investigating officer.
The complaint has also sought verification of the alleged payments, examination of drivers and workers who were present during the incidents and investigation into whether similar demands were allegedly made from others. [KNT]
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