Hyderabad: Dr Ibrahim Ali Junaid was a medical student when he was charged as a terror accused in the Mecca Masjid blast case. Even after he has been given a clean chit including a compensation and a character certificate by the government, cops still haunt Junaid and his family whenever needed.
“I run a clinic, and everybody including the government know I was falsely implicated in the terror cases, for which I was given a compensation along with a character certificate,” says Dr Junaid. “But the police harassment is for ever; I am called by investigation agencies whenever something wrong happens in the city, including festivals and elections, as part of bound over cases, my family suffered equally as I did.” he added.
Meanwhile Syed Imran, working on contract basis with a private firm is still victimised for being labeled as a terrorist. He was in jail for 18 months for doing nothing; after being acquitted in the Mecca Masjid case, another case of having a fake passport was slapped on him. He has now been cleared of all the cases.
He is ready to work as a police constable though he is an engineering graduate. He feels it is the only way he can prove his innocence as policemen keep knocking on his door whenever terror incidents are reported.
“I will be in front of police officers all the time if I am given a job in the department. They can then monitor me round-the-clock instead of calling and questioning every time terrorists strike somewhere,” says the engineer working with a private firm.
The same is the story of his uncle Mr Shoeb Jagirdar, who was booked with similar charges along with Mr Imran, and was later acquitted by the courts.
