The Jammu and Kashmir Police on Friday formed a Special Investigation Team to conduct an inquiry into the killing of lawyer Babar Qadri in Srinagar, PTI reported.
Jammu and Kashmir Inspector General of Police Vijay Kumar said at a press conference that Qadri was killed by two suspected militants posing as clients. Kumar told the media that the attackers went to Qadri’s house on Thursday evening and told him that they wanted his advice on an accident case. When the lawyer came out, they shot him four times in the head. He died on his way to the hospital.
“I went to the [Qadri’s] house this morning and inspected the scene of the crime,” Kumar said. “We have formed an SIT headed by SP [superintendent of police] Hazratbal. It will include a legal expert apart from senior officers of the police.”
He added: “The SIT has been asked to investigate the matter and solve…