<p>Seventy-year-old Bibi Jan met members of the delegation at Sher-e-Kashmir Convention Complex here fervently hoping her appeal to members would lead to the release of her son Samir Ahmad Mir from police custody.<br /><br />"I do not know who these people are but it seems they do matter. I have faith in Allah and hope the intervention of the delegation will lead to the release of my son," a moist-eyed Jan told reporters.<br /><br />She alleged she had paid Rs 20,000 as bribe to police in Sopore to get her son released. "Instead, all I got was false promises. They had promised to release my son on Eid which has long gone."<br /><br />Jan was one of the two victims of the current turmoil in the Valley whose appearance before the all-party delegation was facilitated by Independent MLA Sheikh Abdul Rashid.<br /><br />Rashid said it was high time the Centre should put an end to violation of human rights in the Valley.<br /><br />Seeking ways to defuse the current unrest in Kashmir, the delegation led by Home Minister P Chidambaram arrived here on a two-day visit to assess the ground situation.</p>
<p>Seventy-year-old Bibi Jan met members of the delegation at Sher-e-Kashmir Convention Complex here fervently hoping her appeal to members would lead to the release of her son Samir Ahmad Mir from police custody.<br /><br />"I do not know who these people are but it seems they do matter. I have faith in Allah and hope the intervention of the delegation will lead to the release of my son," a moist-eyed Jan told reporters.<br /><br />She alleged she had paid Rs 20,000 as bribe to police in Sopore to get her son released. "Instead, all I got was false promises. They had promised to release my son on Eid which has long gone."<br /><br />Jan was one of the two victims of the current turmoil in the Valley whose appearance before the all-party delegation was facilitated by Independent MLA Sheikh Abdul Rashid.<br /><br />Rashid said it was high time the Centre should put an end to violation of human rights in the Valley.<br /><br />Seeking ways to defuse the current unrest in Kashmir, the delegation led by Home Minister P Chidambaram arrived here on a two-day visit to assess the ground situation.</p>