National Conference suspended its former MLC
SRINAGAR; 11, Sep 2012: National Conference Tuesday suspended its former member of Legislative Council (MLC), Altaf Ahmed Wani alias Altaf Kaloo from the primary membership of the party.
Altaf was caught in a compromising position with a prominent Doordarshan TV anchor on a houseboat in Nigeen area of Srinagar on Monday. According to police, Altaf managed to escape from the spot.
“Altaf Kaloo has been suspended from the primary membership of the party. He has also been issued a show cause notice to explain his position and conduct within the next seven days. The notice has been issued by the provincial president Kashmir,” said NC spokesman.
Police has registered a case against Altaf for indulging in an obscene act at a public place. He is currently absconding. Meanwhile, police has launched manhunt to nab him.
Though the former MLC is said to have secured anticipatory bail, police officials maintained that he will have to appear in person before the investigating officer of the case.
According to sources, after receiving a complaint, a party from Police Station Nigeen conducted raid at a car parking near Bagh-e-Shagoofa at the picturesque Nigeen Lake Monday evening at around 7.30 p.m. and caught the MLC and a woman red-handed doing an obscene act at the public place.
While Altaf managed to escape from the spot, the woman, identified by sources as a female anchor of Doordarshan’s daily morning show, was taken into custody.
Police seized Altaf’s Scorpio, bearing registration No: JK01N-6565, along with his gun licence of a .12 bore rifle, three ATM cards, a pair of shoes and a half-filled bottle of Hundred Piper whisky.
"We have arrested the female and launched a manhunt to arrest the male who managed to escape. As they were in a comprising position and taking liquor at a public place, we have filed FIR No: 110 of 2012 dated 10-09-2012 under section 294 RPC at Police Station Nageen,” one of the investigating officials was quoted by a Jammu based daily.
According to the report, Altaf is married and the female is a divorcee.
“The official said that the investigation was underway in light of the female's disclosure and a corroboration that the couple had stayed for two previous nights at Royal Palace houseboat, anchored yards away from the car parking.
“Section 294 of Ranbir Penal Code is invoked and slapped on whoever, to the annoyance of others, does any obscene act in any public place or sings, recites or utters any obscene songs, ballads or words in or near any public place. It is non-bailable and seeks punishment with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three months or with fine or with both.”
The detained television anchor, who has been anchoring small screen shows, as well as high profile government functions, was placed in custody of Women's Police Station Rambagh after three rounds of sustained questioning.
She was later released on the bail granted to her by a judicial magistrate.
Altaf, who hails from Aeshmuqam area of Anantnag district, functioned as NC's MLC from April 2009 to April 2011. Even after he failed to get a fresh ticket in Legislative Council elections in 2011, he is known for his proximity to the NC's top brass. In the Assembly elections of 2008, he was NC's candidate from Pahalgam but lost to PDP's Rafi Ahmad Mir with a deficit of about 14,000 votes.
Altaf was caught in a compromising position with a prominent Doordarshan TV anchor on a houseboat in Nigeen area of Srinagar on Monday. According to police, Altaf managed to escape from the spot.
“Altaf Kaloo has been suspended from the primary membership of the party. He has also been issued a show cause notice to explain his position and conduct within the next seven days. The notice has been issued by the provincial president Kashmir,” said NC spokesman.
Police has registered a case against Altaf for indulging in an obscene act at a public place. He is currently absconding. Meanwhile, police has launched manhunt to nab him.
Though the former MLC is said to have secured anticipatory bail, police officials maintained that he will have to appear in person before the investigating officer of the case.
According to sources, after receiving a complaint, a party from Police Station Nigeen conducted raid at a car parking near Bagh-e-Shagoofa at the picturesque Nigeen Lake Monday evening at around 7.30 p.m. and caught the MLC and a woman red-handed doing an obscene act at the public place.
While Altaf managed to escape from the spot, the woman, identified by sources as a female anchor of Doordarshan’s daily morning show, was taken into custody.
Police seized Altaf’s Scorpio, bearing registration No: JK01N-6565, along with his gun licence of a .12 bore rifle, three ATM cards, a pair of shoes and a half-filled bottle of Hundred Piper whisky.
"We have arrested the female and launched a manhunt to arrest the male who managed to escape. As they were in a comprising position and taking liquor at a public place, we have filed FIR No: 110 of 2012 dated 10-09-2012 under section 294 RPC at Police Station Nageen,” one of the investigating officials was quoted by a Jammu based daily.
According to the report, Altaf is married and the female is a divorcee.
“The official said that the investigation was underway in light of the female's disclosure and a corroboration that the couple had stayed for two previous nights at Royal Palace houseboat, anchored yards away from the car parking.
“Section 294 of Ranbir Penal Code is invoked and slapped on whoever, to the annoyance of others, does any obscene act in any public place or sings, recites or utters any obscene songs, ballads or words in or near any public place. It is non-bailable and seeks punishment with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three months or with fine or with both.”
The detained television anchor, who has been anchoring small screen shows, as well as high profile government functions, was placed in custody of Women's Police Station Rambagh after three rounds of sustained questioning.
She was later released on the bail granted to her by a judicial magistrate.
Altaf, who hails from Aeshmuqam area of Anantnag district, functioned as NC's MLC from April 2009 to April 2011. Even after he failed to get a fresh ticket in Legislative Council elections in 2011, he is known for his proximity to the NC's top brass. In the Assembly elections of 2008, he was NC's candidate from Pahalgam but lost to PDP's Rafi Ahmad Mir with a deficit of about 14,000 votes.
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