Two persons arrested in connection with Shopian fake encounter

Two persons arrested in the case of Ashmipora Shopian fake encounter were produced in District Court Shopian by police on Tuesday and have been sent on eight days judicial remand. Two persons have been sent for judicial remand in connection with the Ashmipora Shopian encounter in which three labourers from Rajouri were kill

Srinagar: Two persons have been arrested in the case of Ashmipora Shopian fake encounter by Jammu and Kashmir police and were produced in District Court in Shopian on Tuesday. They were also sent on eight days of judicial remand.

According to sources, three labourers from Rajouri district, identified as Imtiyaz Ahmad, Muhammad Abrar and Ibrar Ahmad were killed by the army in a staged encounter in Amshipora area in Shopian on July 18.

However, their families identified them from pictures and said that they had gone to Shopian for work. The families also demanded a probe into the incident.

Earlier the army admitted that powers vested under AFSAPA had been exceeded. Police also said that DNA tests of the trio have been matched with slain Rajouri youths.

Director-General of Police (DGP) on Monday said that the investigations into the case of Amshipora Shopian encounter has entered its final stage.

Army as part of their inquiry had questioned the two local persons from south Kashmir regarding the case and on Tuesday police produced them in the court which sent them to eight days of judicial remand.

Meanwhile, both the arrested persons are going through further questioning to reveal the chain of events that led to the cold-blooded murder of three missing labourers who were later dubbed as militants.

The army and police are separately investigating into the incident.