"The BSF is responsible for ruining our life," said Sehazad Begum, Gulzar's wife. On January 17, 1995, it was a cold winter morning, when Gulzar was taken to a nearby BSF camp with a message that some vehicles needed to be repaired for the security forces. He left for the camp without wasting any time to make some money. Since then Sehazad never saw her husband again as he disappeared in the camp.

When Gulzar failed to return home, worried family contacted the camp in-charge. "To our surprise, the BSF refused to even acknowledge that my husband had been to the camp," said Sehazad, who still hopes that her husband will return one day. "I am sure he will be with me some day. He was innocent and had nothing to do with politics."

Villagers and relatives of Gulzar visited the BSF camp many a times, but their pleas failed to mellow down the BSF officials. Losing hope, the family approached a nearby police station. "I approached the SHO Achabal and sought his help. Neither the officer helped nor did he lodged any FIR," says Sehazad. The police officer tried to avoid us by playing various tricks. I am sure he (officer) knew what actually had happened with my husband inside the camp, she added.

After failing to trace him despite her search in several security forces' camps and jails, Sehazad finally approached to the State Human Rights Commission (SHRC) in 2000. On hearing the case, the SHRC asked the IG police to submit a detailed report about missing Gulzar. "I didn't know what happened to the case at the SHRC. Being alone and with no money, I am unable to pursue the case of my husband now," says Sehazad.