A Kashmiri Half Widow Waiting For Ex-Gratia Relief From 25 Years | Reports Rayees
Channel: VideoVolunteers
Date: 02/10/2017

Rayees Ahmad reports from Shopian, Jammu and Kashmir for Video Volunteers
25 years ago Mohammad Abdullah Ahanger of Diaroo, Shopian, a Blacksmith by profession left his home for work and went disappeared. His family lodged his missing report in the police station Pulwama, but even they were not able to find him. His wife is living a life of Half-widow in poverty. She is entitled for Ex-gratia relief by the government and is following the case for 25 years but to no avail.
There is a provision for an ex-gratia payment to the families of disappeared person this can be given only seven years after the disappearance and is subject to proving that the victim was never involved in militant activities.
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