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B’pora residents demand judicial probe
Mir TariqBandipora, June 5Residents of many Bandipora villages have demanded the judicial probe in the recent killing of an unidentified youth in the township.An unidentified youth was killed in village Brar, 6 Km from Bandipora town on June 4.
Reports said that about 10-15 gunmen in civvies entered the village Brar in a Sumo without number plate. The locals said that a civilian wearing grey Khan Dress was taken to the foothills of the Brar forests by the gunmen and was shot dead there.“The man, who was killed in the foot hills, knocked our door, entered our house and performed abolitions for the midday prayers. Afterwards he offered prayers for 15 minutes in a room and left silently,” said Master Ghulam Hassan.The villagers, pleading anonymity, fearing reprisal said "Before killing the youth, around fifteen gunmen in civvies were wandering in the Brar village. The were harassing the people including women and elderly persons".Villagers alleged that the gunmen were soldiers in civvies. “We cannot say with surety, which company or platoon they belonged to. They asked people to remain inside their homes pretending of training period”. People failed to identity the dead. “It is clear that the deceased was a Kashmiri as he has talked in Kashmiri with the person in whose house he offered prayers,” some locals told Rising Kashmir.They said that the deceased was a goldsmith and was carrying a red bag in his hand.People have demanded the judicial probe in the incident. “It should be probed through High court and culprits should be punished according to court of law,” said the villagers, adding, “The deceased was innocent”."One more grave has been added to the list of unidentified graves in Kashmir. The killing should be probed so that such brutal acts are controlled" said the residents.The body was buried in the graveyard at Nusoo, Bandipora on Thursday. SHO Bandipora, Abdul Khalid Karnai told Rising Kashmir, “We have registered the case and investigations have been launched". He added, “We didn't bury the body for two days so that he could be identified.” Army officials have denied any involvement in the killing.