SRINAGAR The Police on Friday admitted that a youth Sheeraz Ahmed Naikoo of Anantnag died in the action by government forces to quell the anti-India protests in the town on Eid.
Sheeraz was initially injured in forces action and later succumbed to his injuries at district hospital Anantnag.
In a report submitted to SHRC over the incident, Police admitted that Sheeraz was injured when police and other forces fired pellets and tear gas shells to disperse the mob on June 16 this year.
The police report comes in response to the petition filed by the chairman International Forum for Justice and Human Rights Muhammad Ahsan Untoo.
The report reads that on June 16 after culmination of Eid prayers at Eidgah Ahlihadith Ashajipora and Eidgah Hanifa Janglat Mandi Anantnag an unruly mob resorted to stone pelting upon the police forces deployed around the Hanfia Eidgah and police Janglat Mandi.
It further stated that police and other forces tried to disperse the protestors in a peaceful manner but the mob turned more violent and continuously pelted stones on the forces. The police and other forces in retaliation fired some tear smoke shells, pellets to disperse the miscreants and soon the clashes spread to other parts of the town of Anantnag, it noted.
The report said that the youth Sheeraz received injuries during the stone pelting. He was shifted to district hospital Anantnag for treatment where he succumbed to his injuries.
The petitioner said it was good that at least police has accepted that Sheeraz received grave injuries in forces action, but the question needs to be answered when police knows how the youth died, it must be knowing the force personnel who fired at Sheeraz in violation of the SoP.
I urge the commission to direct police to fix the responsibility and to identify the police or paramilitary personnel involved in the killing of Sheeraz and to book him as well, the petitioner said.
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