Srinagar, December 26
The J&K Police on Saturday produced a chargesheet in the court of the Principal District and Sessions Judge, Shopian, against three persons, including an Army Captain, for their role in an alleged encounter in Shopian district in which three civilians were killed.
“The three accused in this case are Captain Bhupinder of 62 Rashtriya Rifles, Bilal Ahmad of Pulwama and Tabish Ahmad of Shopian,” said Wajahat Hussain, DSP. Hussain has been heading the SIT set up to probe the case.
The Army on Thursday had issued a statement saying that the process of summary evidence had been completed in the Amshipora (Shopian) ‘encounter’ of July 18, 2020 in which three labourers were killed though they had no connection with militant activity. The Army said the summary of evidence was being examined by legal experts to ascertain if further action was needed.
Highlights
Among the 3 Army officials named in the chargesheet, one is of captain rank officer.
The chargesheet was filed as per the details collected by SIT and produced before a court on Dec 26.
The three youths, who were killed in fake Shopian encounter in July 2020.
SHOPIAN: The Jammu and Kashmir Police on Saturday (December 26) produced a chargesheet in a court against three people, including an Army Captain, for their involvement in an alleged fake encounter in Shopian district in which three civilians were killed. Police said the chargesheet was produced in the court of the principal district and Sessions Judge of Shopian.
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The Jammu and Kashmir Police filed a chargesheet against three people, including an Army officer, in the Shopian “fake encounter” case in which three civilians were killed in July, officials said on Sunday.