Recording of witnesses’ statements begins today
17 Sept 2013 5:17 AM IST
The district magistrate of Shopian will start recording the statement of witnesses from Monday in the killings of five persons in last week’s CRPF firing, an official spokesman said.
‘Any person having knowledge about the firing incidents which took place at Gagran in Shopian on 7 September (in which four persons were killed) and 11 September (leading to death of one youth) and desiring to share such information with the inquiry officer can do so from 16 September to 21 September,’ the spokesman said on Sunday.
The witnesses can depose before the district magistrate, who has been appointed as the inquiry officer, in his office chamber orally or in writing in the form of an affidavit.
The CRPF had claimed that its camp at Gagran in Shopian was attacked on 7 September and the casualties (four persons) took place in retaliatory firing.
The police, however, said three of the slain youth were local residents and had no links to militancy.
The fourth youth – who is yet to be identified – was believed to be a Pakistani militant Abdullah Haroon.
‘Any person having knowledge about the firing incidents which took place at Gagran in Shopian on 7 September (in which four persons were killed) and 11 September (leading to death of one youth) and desiring to share such information with the inquiry officer can do so from 16 September to 21 September,’ the spokesman said on Sunday.
The witnesses can depose before the district magistrate, who has been appointed as the inquiry officer, in his office chamber orally or in writing in the form of an affidavit.
The CRPF had claimed that its camp at Gagran in Shopian was attacked on 7 September and the casualties (four persons) took place in retaliatory firing.
The police, however, said three of the slain youth were local residents and had no links to militancy.
The fourth youth – who is yet to be identified – was believed to be a Pakistani militant Abdullah Haroon.
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