Srinagar, Sept 17 (KNS): Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kashmir zone Vijay Kumar on Thursday said that District Magistrate Baramulla has ordered an enquiry into death of Sopore youth after family contested police statement.
Speaking during a presser in PCR Srinagar, IGP said that District Magistrate Baramulla has ordered an enquiry to find out how the youth died?
He said “I believe the youth namely Irfan Ahmad Dar died after felling on a stone. He may have died due to cardiac arrest when he fled during a raid amid darkness. Let the enquiry be conducted to come up with exact details about his death”, IGP replied to a query.
When asked why authorities disallowed Dar’s body to family? IGP said in view of Covid-19 pandemic, body was not handed over and instead buried at Sonmarg area of Ganderbal district in presence of concerned Magistrate and close relatives.
“Earlier there was a written agreement when a militant had killed in Sopore, that only 50 to 60 men would attend funeral but a mob of about 2000 men and women turned up. So we had apprehension of big assembly of people may gather at funeral and there was a risk of spread of pandemic. So that’s why body was handed over to family”, IGP told media persons. (KNS)