CM Omar seeks probe in Ganderbal ‘encounter’ after family disputes ‘terrorist’ claim

SRINAGAR: J&K main curate Omar Abdullah connected Thursday sought a “transparent and time-bound probe” aft a household from his constituency, Ganderbal, claimed that a idiosyncratic killed successful an alleged brushwood by the Army connected March 31 had nary links with terrorism, and lodged a constabulary ailment seeking an FIR and investigation.Omar said the family’s assertion should not beryllium dismissed. “At the precise least, this brushwood needs a transparent & time-bound (sic.) probe with the facts made public. Any effort to obfuscate oregon hold the announcement of a probe volition lone harm credibility & that is not successful anyone’s interest,” helium wrote connected X.

On Wednesday morning, the Army had said 1 violent was eliminated during a associated cognition with J&K Police successful the Arahama country of Ganderbal the erstwhile night.

However, Ajaz Ahmad Mughal, the member of the deceased Rashid Ahmad Mughal (28), claimed helium had nary engagement successful panic activities.Ajaz said his member near location connected the greeting of March 31 and did not return. On April 1, astir 10 am, the SHO of the Lar constabulary presumption informed him that his member had met with an accident, and brought him to the constabulary power country successful Srinagar, wherever helium was asked to place the body.Ajaz claimed constabulary informed him that the assemblage was of a overseas terrorist.

“I told them helium is my brother,” helium said, adding that bullets had damaged his brother’s skull.After identifying his brother, Ajaz said helium was asked by constabulary to travel him to Kupwara successful northbound Kashmir, wherever helium was buried successful a graveyard. Since 2019, the bodies of section terrorists killed successful encounters are not handed to the families, and are buried distant successful Kupwara and Uri to forestall wide gatherings.Ajaz said everyone successful the colony of Chountwaliewar and the Ganderbal territory knew his member and could substantiate that helium was not progressive successful terrorism, but helped radical get Aadhaar and domicile certificates.

“He was preparing for recruitment successful the Army,” Ajaz said.Police person not issued immoderate connection connected the operation. Srinagar-based defence PRO refused to remark connected the family’s allegations and said constabulary would cheque the inheritance of the slain person, and details would look successful a fewer days.Srinagar-Ganderbal MP Aga Ruhullah Mehdi called the allegations grave, saying that “silence from J&K Police is unacceptable”.Former CM Mehbooba Mufti, too, alleged that it was a fake encounter. “He was an orphan and was moving an NGO,” she said portion speaking to media persons.