Srinagar : The bodies of three labourers from Rajouri who were killed in an alleged fake encounter by Army in Shopian district of South Kashmir were exhumed and handed over to their families in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district early today.
The labourers were killed on July 18 earlier this year and buried exhumed at Gantamulla area of Baramulla. They were exhumed and handed over to their families in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district today in presence of families.
The families of three youth, belonging to Dhar Sakri village in Kotranka of Rajouri area in Poonch, had lodged a written missing persons report at the local police station after they lost contact with them on July 17.
Three boys, Mohammad Imtiyaz and Ibrar Ahmed, both residents of Kathuni mohalla of Dharsakri village of Rajouri, and Mohammad Ibrar, a resident of Tarkassi village of Rajouri, left their homes to work as labourers in Shopian and went out of contact with their families after July 17 late evening.
A day later, the Army claimed three militants were killed in Amshipura village in the higher reaches of south Kashmir’s Shopian. It initiated an inquiry after social media reports indicated that the three men were from Rajouri and had gone missing in Amshipura.
The Army completed a probe on September 18 and said it has found “prima facie” evidence that its troops “exceeded” powers under the Armed Forces Special Powers Act during the encounter and has initiated disciplinary proceedings.
The police also launched its investigations and collected the DNA samples of the families to match with those killed.
Last week, the police said the samples have matched with the families from Rajouri and further investigation in the case was going on.
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