Clean chit to security forces in killing of 3 “civilians” in Hyderpora encounter triggers criticism of administration
The Peoples Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) has demanded a judicial enquiry into the incident.
The Peoples Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) has demanded a judicial enquiry into the incident.
Bodies of two of the killed were exhumed after protests by the families claiming that three of the four killed were civilians.
Four persons, three ‘civilians’ and a Pakistani terrorist were killed in a joint operation of the Army and the police in Srinagar's Hyderpora area.
The bodies were exhumed in north Kashmir's Handwara and are likely to be handed over to their families later in the night.
Leaders of valley-based political parties were demanding a judicial enquiry into the allegations of a civilian having been used as a human shield by security forces during the encounter.
Mehbooba said since the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) has been in force, there has been no accountability for the killings of the innocents.
