SRINAGAR Three soldiers are being questioned over their possible involvement in leaking information about the movement of their colleague Aurangzeb, who was abducted and killed by militants in south Kashmir last year, army sources said Wednesday.
The three soldiers are being quizzed on suspicion that they might have knowingly or unknowingly leaked information about Aurangzeb’s movements, the sources said.
However, they made it clear the soldiers in question have neither been detained nor arrested so far. While the police are investigating the case, the army is providing all possible cooperation so that those involved in killing of Aurangzeb are brought to justice, they said.
One of the soldiers under the scanner is brother of Tauseef Wani — who was allegedly tortured on Tuesday by an army officer in Shadimarg camp — where Aurangzeb was posted, the sources said. Wani is currently undergoing treatment at SMHS hospital here.
Ahmads family members said he was called to the RR camp in Pulwama where was beaten. When he came out of the camp, he was spotted by a local resident and taken to hospital, one of his cousins said. Dr Abdul Rashid Parra, medical superintendent of Pulwama district hospital, said: We received a patient on Monday evening. He reported to the hospital with an alleged history of beating. The patient had multiple bruises. His whole body was bruised. He was then referred to a Srinagar hospital for further treatment.
PDP leader and former Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti, who visited the Srinagar hospital Tuesday to inquire about Ahmads condition, said: I will talk to the Corps Commander regarding the matter. I am sure Governor Sahib will take note of this matter his brother is also missing, his whereabouts are not known.
Aurangzeb, who was proceeding on leave for Eid on 14 June 2018, was abducted and later shot in the head and neck. His body was found by a team of police and Army officials at Gussu village, about 10 km from Kalampora, in Pulwama district, from where he was abducted.
Aurangzeb had taken lift from a private vehicle outside his camp in Shopian but was being tracked by militants, who stopped the car and abducted him a few kilometres away.
Sources said army suspected that the three RR soldiers shared information about Aurangzeb who was abducted after he set out from the camp for his home in Poonch.
His killing led to outrage across the India and was conferred the Shaurya Chakra posthumously on I-Day last year. Two days ago, his father joined the BJP in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi at a rally in Vijaypur, Jammu.
Sources said detained RR personnel Abid Wani, Tajamul Ahmad and Adil Wani are facing an inquiry for allegedly sharing information about Aurangzeb. Two are from Pulwama and one is from Kulgam (police districts). Their role came up during the investigation into the killing of Aurangzeb, Indian Express said quoting sources.
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