Police arrest 5 including 2 already in jail, families of two say ‘they are innocent’ KT NEWS SERVICE. Dated: 12/19/2020 12:37:32 PM
Babar Qadri murder case: Twists and Turns
SRINAGAR, Dec 18: Two days after police took the custody of two detainees from Srinagar’s Central Jail after their names surfaced in the assassination of advocate Babar Qadri on basis of the alleged disclosures of the three persons already arrested by the police from Srinagar, the family members of two of the latter have maintained that “they are innocent”. They said they have been falsely implicated and tortured during detention.
Police on Thursday said that it arrested five persons including two detenues in connection with the murder of Qadri. Earlier reports, quoting unnamed police sources said that that police have taken the custody of two detainees from the Central Jail Srinagar in connection with Babar Qadri assassination case (FIR no. 62/2020 u/s 302 IPC, 7/27 Arms Act and 16/18 UAPA) regis
2 accused arrested from Central Jail Srinagar
2 accused arrested from Central Jail Srinagar
Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Dec 16: In a major breakthrough in the killing of advocate Babar Qadri case, police today arrested two detainees from Central Jail Srinagar after their names surfaced in his murder.
An official said that police arrested two persons with custody taken from Central Jail Srinagar, in connection with Babar Qadri murder case (FIR Number 62/2020 u/s 302 IPC, 7/27 Arms Act and 16/18 UAPA) registered in Police Station Lal Bazar in Srinagar.
He identified them as Muneer Aziz War alias Qari son of Abdul Aziz War of Hatmulla Kupwara and Tawseef Ahmed Shah son of Ghulam Mohammad Shah of Parimpora, Srinagar. They were under detention at Central Jail, Srinagar.
Babar Qadri Murder, Police Arrests Two Suspects From Central Jail
Daily Excelsior said.
Babar Qadri, the Kashmiri lawyer who was killed in Hawal on September 24, 2020, in Srinagar. Pic: Facebook
The two were identified as Muneer Aziz War alias Qari son of Abdul Aziz War of Hatmulla Kupwara and Tawseef Ahmed Shah son of Ghulam Mohammad Shah of Parimpora, Srinagar.
The two arrests are in addition to the three it had already made Shahid Shafi Mir of Khanyar in Srinagar, Zahid Farooq Khan of Nowhatta in Srinagar and Asif Bhat of Rehmania Colony in Srinagar.
The lawyer’s murder is being investigated by a Special Investigation Team (SIT). It is heading by SP Hazratbal. They are investigating FIR Number 62/2020 u/s 302 IPC, 7/27 Arms Act and 16/18 UAPA) registered in Police Station Lal Bazar in Srinagar.
Updated Dec 17, 2020 | 12:20 IST
Babar Qadri, a lawyer, was killed by two gunmen who entered his residence on September 24, saying that they wanted to discuss legal matters of an accident case. Babar Qadri (Twitter) | Photo Credit: Twitter
Key Highlights
Qadri had, in his last social media post, told the police that his life was under threat
He was shot in his head by gunmen on September 24
Srinagar: In a major breakthrough in J&K lawyer and TV panelist Babar Qadri s murder case, the three detainees have told the police that the order for his September 24 assassination came from central jail, Srinagar . The trio has also revealed the names of people who ordered the assassination.