Tarigami demands judicial probe into killing of civilians

Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Dec 3: Demanding judicial probe into the killings of civilians at Dooru and Chancer, Kulgam in South Kashmir, the CPI (M) senior leader and MLA Kulgam, Mohammed Yousuf Tarigami has said that these unfortunate incidents have put a big question mark on the credibility of the administration and democratic institutions in the State.
Talking to reporters along with another senior Party leader, Ghulam Nabi Malik, Tarigami alleged evidences reveal that the Sajjad Malik was in custody and got killed in a staged encounter at Dooru and the administration has brazenly distorted the facts behind his innocent killing.
The CPI (M) leader said the killing of Assadullah Kumar , an employee of Fisheries Department at Chanser, Kulgam on Friday evening is one more addition to the long list of brutalities committed by those claiming to be law protectors. He wanted to know that how long this spree of bloodshed and lawlessness will continue?
Tarigami, while referring to the killing of Sajjad Malik said that keeping the deceased in police custody despite being granted release by the court indicates that the administration not only violated the rights of the citizens, but also disobeyed the court orders.
The killing of Assadullah Kumar at Chanser Kulgam is yet another unfortunate painful incident, the CPI (M) leader said, adding that the facts behind the incident can’t be concealed. He has been killed in a fake encounter which can’t be covered up on pretext of cross firing. “If the Government has nothing to conceal or intentions to shield the misdeeds of the guilty, why it hesitates to conduct judicial probe in all civilian killings so that the culprits are brought to book and justice is done with the affected people”, he said.
Terming the slogans of Vishwas and Vikas by the Prime Minister as mere mantras, Tarigami said that people have lost faith on the government establishments and such incidents are getting repeated. Mere sloganeering does not make any sense and both the dispensations at the Centre and in the State have to take concerted and concrete steps to restore the faith of the people by making law enforcing agencies accountable.
The CPI (M) leader said that his party has been demanding a credible probe by a Judicial Commission headed by retired Supreme Court judge to enquire into the painful killings of civilians and maiming of number of youngsters by notorious pallet guns and PAVA shells. The Party has been demanding ban on pallet guns and proper rehabilitation of affected people.

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