Judge’s bank account proves saviour for 28
Jupinderjit Singh
Tribune news service
Jammu, January 7
The account of a Jammu-based High Court judge with Punjab National Bank, Lal Chowk, Srinagar, proved to be a saviour for 28 persons, including two women, trapped inside the bank last night following the fidayeen attack.
Bank manager Shaukat Ahmed showed his presence of mind and looked for details of persons and account holders who could help them as all phone calls to the police control room proved futile.
Shaukat along with 16 bank employees and 12 account holders was trapped in the bank since about 3 pm yesterday, when the attack started. They were eventually rescued around 8 pm as they were not noticed by the police in an earlier operation in which 25 others were rescued.
Talking to The Tribune over the phone, Shaukat said he found the account and phone details of a judge of the state High Court.
The judge called up Senior Advocate General Ali Mohammad Magray, who in turn called up a Jammu-based TV journalist for help.
Magray told The Tribune that the TV journalist called up senior police officials in Srinagar, but they did not believe him initially.
The police had rescued 25 persons and it thought no one was left inside the bank.
However, at the instance of the TV journalist and Magray, a senior police official called on the bank’s land line phone and on getting a response a rescue operation was started.
Shaukat said his calls to the police control room had proved futile and it was just his luck that he could get in touch with the judge.
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