Srinagar, Aug 4 (Newswire): The inquiry officer probing the custodial killing of a youth in north Kashmir's Sopore town recorded statements of medicos who conducted autopsy on the body.
The medicos have reportedly confirmed torture marks on the body of the victim.
Reliable sources told Greater Kashmir that Sub-Divisional Magistrate Sopore Muhammad Ahsan Mir, probing the custodial killing of Nazim Rashid Shalla by police personnel, recorded the statements of three medicos.
"There were torture marks on his body and apparently it seems he died due to torture. But things will be clear once the report from Forensic Science Laboratory comes," doctors told the inquiry officer.
Mir also visited Tarzoo police station "to leave no room for any laxity in the investigation" as Krankshivan Colony where from the deceased youth hailed falls in its jurisdiction.
"It was necessary as far as investigation is concerned. He (inquiry officer) found there was no lock-up or place to confine people which implies he died in SOG camp," sources said.
They said entire focus of the magisterial probe would be now on quizzing the police personnel whose names are likely to be submitted by police tomorrow. The inquiry officer has sought the names of the police personnel from Superintendent of Police Sopore who were present in the SOG camp at the time the youth died in lock-up.
"All eyes are on the list and it will show whether government is determined to punish the real culprits or just make some lower rung officials as scapegoats," they added.
Following the unrelenting protests, government suspended three cops- Sub-inspector Dilraj Singh, constables Muhammad Yousuf and Irshad Ahmad. Besides, SP Sopore Altaf Ahmad Khan was transferred and Deputy Superintendent of Police SOG, Ashiq Hussain Tak, was attached.
The medicos have reportedly confirmed torture marks on the body of the victim.
Reliable sources told Greater Kashmir that Sub-Divisional Magistrate Sopore Muhammad Ahsan Mir, probing the custodial killing of Nazim Rashid Shalla by police personnel, recorded the statements of three medicos.
"There were torture marks on his body and apparently it seems he died due to torture. But things will be clear once the report from Forensic Science Laboratory comes," doctors told the inquiry officer.
Mir also visited Tarzoo police station "to leave no room for any laxity in the investigation" as Krankshivan Colony where from the deceased youth hailed falls in its jurisdiction.
"It was necessary as far as investigation is concerned. He (inquiry officer) found there was no lock-up or place to confine people which implies he died in SOG camp," sources said.
They said entire focus of the magisterial probe would be now on quizzing the police personnel whose names are likely to be submitted by police tomorrow. The inquiry officer has sought the names of the police personnel from Superintendent of Police Sopore who were present in the SOG camp at the time the youth died in lock-up.
"All eyes are on the list and it will show whether government is determined to punish the real culprits or just make some lower rung officials as scapegoats," they added.
Following the unrelenting protests, government suspended three cops- Sub-inspector Dilraj Singh, constables Muhammad Yousuf and Irshad Ahmad. Besides, SP Sopore Altaf Ahmad Khan was transferred and Deputy Superintendent of Police SOG, Ashiq Hussain Tak, was attached.
0 comments:
Post a Comment