The bodies of three labourers killed in an encounter in Shopian district on July 18 will be handed over to the families after exhuming them and following due process, Inspector General of Police (Kashmir Range) Vijay Kumar said on Wednesday, the Kashmir Observer reported.
The families of the deceased – Abrar Ahmed, Imtiyaz Ahmed and Mohammed Ibrar – have sought immediate arrest and conviction of those responsible for the incident. On July 18, the security forces had said that they received specific inputs about the presence of militants in the area, after which they began the operation. They also said that the suspected militants had allegedly opened fire at the security forces.
Earlier in the day, the Shopian chief judicial magistrate remanded two civilians, who were being questioned in the case, to seven-day police custody. Unidentified officials told the newspaper…