Srinagar (Jammu-Kashmir): Mehbooba Mufti, People's Democratic party (PDP) president and former chief minister of Jammu-Kashmir, on Tuesday demanded a judicial inquiry into the Hyderpora encounter in which four persons, including a Pakistani militant and his local associate, were killed on Monday evening.
Family members of Kashmiris killed in the gunfight, however, have denied the police charge.
Slamming the government for targeting civilians while fighting militants, she said, "We want a judicial inquiry into this incident. Strict punishment should be given to the guilty."
The PDP chief further said, "It is unfortunate that three civilians were killed in the (Hyderpora) encounter. It has become a fashion to brand civilians killed in encounters as Over Ground Workers (OGWs). They have no proof to show that they were OGWs. Such incidents cause more anger among people against us."
Hitting out at the BJP, Mufti further said that BJP's strategy to solve Jammu and Kashmir issue by using the military is totally wrong.
"BJP's strategy to solve Jammu and Kashmir issue by using military is totally wrong. If people of Jammu and Kashmir were to bow down, they would not have stood up to Pakistani attack in 1947," she said.
She also said that it's very unfortunate that the civilians were targeted and their bodies were denied to the family members for the last rites.
