Poonch civilian deaths: Police lodge murder FIR

“Reportedly three such youths, namely Safeer Hussain, son of Mir Hussain; Mohd Showkat, son of Nazir Hussain; and Shabir Ahmad, son of Wali Mohammad – all residents of Topi Bafliaz (in) tehsil Surankote – have succumbed to injuries. As such, cognisable offence undersection 302 (murder) of IPC is made out,” the FIR states.

The FIR, filed on December 22 at the Surankote police station in Poonch, states that a separate report will be submitted in the case. An officer said: “The FIR is based on preliminary information… We will add names of the accused to the FIR based on the statements of the (injured) victims and their families.”

Poonch video leaked to instil fear in people: Mehbooba Mufti

Terming Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “Dil aur Dilli ki doori khatam karni hai” a rhetoric, People’s Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti said by putting her under house arrest, the government wanted to send a message that people of Jammu and Kashmir had “no voice and no one who will enquire about them”. “By arresting me, they (government) want to send a message that people of J&K have no voice and no one who will enquire about them,” she said on Monday.

Alleging that the government is treating people as the enemies of the state, Mehbooba said the video showing Army men allegedly torturing civilians in Poonch was leaked to instil fear in people. She was put under house arrest as she was planning to visit Surankote in Poonch.

“They beat people, torture them in custody, make a video, and circulate it,” she said, adding: “It is common sense that a civilian cannot make a video in the Army custody and circulate it…How much fear do they want to instil in all of us?”