HC bins plea of J&K cop sacked for skipping duty over terror threat

"Engagement of SPOs is not of a permanent nature but only to take care of a particular contingency,” the HC noted.Srinagar: Only God can save this country if a police officer, of whatever rank, gets frightened by terrorists’ threats and refuses duties, J&K high court has said while dismissing a cop’s petition for reinstatement.“The justification provided by the petitioner for not attending his duties is unacceptable, to say the least,” a single bench of Justice Sanjay Dhar said in its Monday order. The judge rejected special police officer (SPO) Hemo Hamid Wani’s argument that he was entitled to the “same powers, privileges and protections available to ordinary officers of police under Police Act”. The HC pointed out that “SPOs do not hold any civil posts regulated by statutory rules”.Resi