Srinagar, Dec 25 (KNS): The Polit Bureau of the CPI(M) has condemned the alleged killing of three civilians in the Poonch district while they were in
custody of the army.
In a statement, issued to KNS, a spokesperson said that Mohammad Showkat, Safeer Hussain and Shabir Ahmad were rounded up by army
personnel and subjected to severe torture which resulted in their deaths.
The statement reads that the J&K administration has announced compensation for the families of deceased, but that is not enough. “There has to be a speedy investigation
and punishment meted out to those responsible.”
It added that leople of J&K, who have long suffered from such acts of impunity, expect
accountability to be fixed in the matter and justice done. (KNS)