Handwara killing: J&K govt orders probe into April 12 firing

The spokesman said any person acquainted with the facts of the incident and desirous to depose can get statement recorded before the inqruiy officer at Handwara from April 20 to April 30.

By: PTI

Srinagar | April 18, 2016 08:54 PM IST

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Jammu and Kashmir government on Monday ordered probe by Additional District Magistrate into the firing incident of April 12 in Handwara in which three civilians were killed.

“District Magistrate, Kupwara has appointed Additional District Magistrate (ADM) Handwara, Peer Muzaffar Ahmad, as inquiry officer to probe the firing incident in Handwara which took place on April 12, 2016,” an official spokesman said.

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The spokesman said any person acquainted with the facts of the incident and desirous to depose can get statement recorded before the inqruiy officer at Handwara from April 20 to April 30.

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Three persons including a woman were killed in firing by security forces on protestors on Tuesday last during violent protests against alleged molestation of a girl in Handwara town of Kupwara district in north Kashmir.

The protests spread to nearby areas, resulting in death of two more persons in security forces action — one each on Wednesday and Friday.