Protests in Kashmir over civilian's death in firing by Army

[rama]

Baramulla: There have been massive protests in Baramulla district of north Kashmir today after a 22-year-old man was killed allegedly in firing by the Army.

Ashique Hussain, a resident of Lesar village in Rafiabad area of Baramulla district, was killed outside his house at around 9 pm on Friday during firing by security forces. Protestors are blocking the Kupwara- Baramulla highway. They have refused to bury the body of Hussain demanding the arrest of the Army personnel allegedly involved in the killing.

The Army had earlier today said that it was an incident of mistaken identity. However, Lieutenant General SA Hasnain, 15 Corps Commander, Srinagar, later clarified that it was not a case of mistaken identity, but of accidental discharge of a bullet.

"I have just returned from the village. It was not a case of mistaken identity but of accidental discharge of single bullet by a Rashtriya Rifles soldier which led to unfortunate incident. I have already announced that the deceased was innocent. Inquiries have been ordered. Tension defused," Lieutenant General Hasnain said.

Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has said government will inquire into the circumstances in which the boy was killed. "I have received various versions of the incident. We will ascertain the facts and any action will follow after that, "said Mr Abdullah. PTI reports that Mr Abdullah is likely to visit the village later in the day.

The police are now trying to reach out to the family to try and convince them to bury the body.

Minister of State for Home Nasir Aslam Wani and Director General of Police Kuldeep Khoda have reached Baramulla district headquarters and are monitoring the situation.
Protests in Kashmir over civilian's death in firing by Army

 

[CaptainJackSparrow]

The deceased was innocent.

It was an accident.

What else? May the departed soul RIP.

IA should compensate his family adequately.

Such incident bring us unnecessary bad PR.

 

[rama]

how can u kill someone by mistake and just say sorry this is pathetic

 

[Anish1]

A fellow indian has died. May he RIP.

 

[CaptainJackSparrow]

how can u kill someone by mistake and just say sorry this is pathetic

An accident.

 

[rama]

An accident.

yeah...inquired abt his innocence after killing..thats how things work..isnt mate

 

[Tshering22]

how can u kill someone by mistake and just say sorry this is pathetic

Heard of friendly fire? Tragedy happens. And many a time, there are also dubious cases that have no way to be either proven or unproven. Sad incident.

 

[CaptainJackSparrow]

yeah...inquired abt his innocence after killing..thats how things work..isnt mate

There was no killing in the first place.

There was an accidental firing of a gun and the guy happened to be in the line of the bullet.

Don't you know what the word 'accident' means?

 

[T90TankGuy]

forget it . he is one of those.

sad to hear about the death RIP.

 

[pmukherjee]

yeah...inquired abt his innocence after killing..thats how things work..isnt mate

What are you talking about mate?

Look, when someone dies, there is nothing that can be done to bring him back to life. Nothing can adequately compensate for the loss of life, regardless of how much is paid to the family. It is tragic, but these things do happen. One does not know the circumstances leading to the incident. maybe, it was a scout of a patrolling party who slipped in the snow, the fall accidentally discharging the weapon. There is a lot of snow around now. Hardened snow is very slippery and difficult to walk on. It goes without saying that the person responsible will be tried and punished. 'Causing death due to rash and negligent act' adequately covers such cases. The Army delivers justice far quicker than you can imagine in the civil life.

 

[Tshering22]

yeah...inquired abt his innocence after killing..thats how things work..isnt mate

Stop being so paranoid with guilt! Do you even know what happened? Mukherjee has mentioned it here. Please read it before shooting yourself.

 

[God of Death]

how can u kill someone by mistake and just say sorry this is pathetic

what's ur intentions for posting it here??

And don't break forum rules kashmir threads are strictly for Kashmir War section and u can't post there too..............as ur not a senior member.