E/CN.4/2001/66 page 113 570. Concerning Rafiqa (ibid., para. 493), the Government replied that her brother Faroo Ahmed Bhat had crossed over to Kashmir eight years ago in order to receive training in arms. The security forces, in order to ascertain his whereabouts, occasionally make inquiries of Rafiqa. The allegation of torture by the forces is baseless and is denied. 571. Concerning Ghulam Mohammad Guru (ibid., para. 495), the Government responded that he was a Kashmir trained militant, arrested on 9 November 1995 in possession of explosives by BSF personnel. He was detained under the Public Safety Act for two years in the district jail at Udhampur, from 12 April 1996. He remained there until 11 April 1997, when he was transferred to Kot Bhalwal prison. During his detention, he was transferred to the Jammu government hospital for treatment of left-sided hemiplegia. The doctors treating him were of the view that he should not be moved frequently; however, he was again transferred, to Rangreth sub-jail. Owing to his deteriorating health, he was handed over to Soura police station for release on 24 April 1998. 572. Concerning Nazir Ahmed Hajam (ibid., para. 497), the Government responded that the army had laid an ambush at Gohnar Safapora to arrest some militants on 21 January 1999. Crossfire ensued, one militant escaped and Nazir Ahmad Hajam, who, by means of a police check, was later revealed to have been an active militant of Hizb-ul-Mujahideen, was killed. 573. By a letter dated 10 November 2000, the Government responded to a number of cases transmitted by the Special Rapporteur and the Special Rapporteur on violence against women on 22 November 1999 (see E/CN.4/2000/9). 574. Concerning Dulumoni Devi (ibid., para. 503), the Government responded that inquiries revealed that, on 24 April 1997, search and cordon operations were carried out by the army in Ghumatigaon during which a United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) militant was arrested. The army personnel obtained a “no objection” certificate from the elders of the village which certified that no atrocities had been committed by the army during the operation. The allegation concerning the rape of Dulumoni Devi by army personnel is baseless and false, which was corroborated by a medical examination of the victim. 575. Concerning Tarapulata Pagu (ibid., para. 504), the Government responded that preliminary investigations revealed the involvement of two sepoys of the 7th Battalion of the Sikh Regiment, and that summary general court martial proceedings had been ordered. Based on the findings, suitable disciplinary action would be initiated against the guilty individual. 576. Concerning Santhali Bodo and Runumi (ibid., para. 505), the Government responded that, on 21 May 1997, an army patrol of the 16th Rajput was carried out near Ambari, during which a member of the army was killed in crossfire and his rifle stolen. Subsequently, the army searched the area, villagers were gathered together in Ambari and questioned about the whereabouts of members of the Bodo Liberation Tiger Force, including its leader. The army obtained a clearance certificate from village elders certifying that children and women had not been harassed or maltreated by the army and that no atrocities had taken place. In the light of allegations of human rights violations by the army, the district magistrate ordered an inquiry which found that the militant organization had falsified documents and had forced a government doctor to produce a medical certificate certifying the rape of two Bodo girls. The General