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Narbal killing: Police register murder case

by IBNS 17 Apr 2015, 11:49 pm

Srinagar, Apr 18 (IBNS) The Jammu and Kashmir Police on Saturday confessed that forces deployed at Magam, Narbal area violated the SOP (Standard Operating Procedure) which resulted in the death of young Suhail Ahmad Sofi.

“Preliminary enquiry conducted in the matter indicates that the forces deployed have acted in violation of the laid down SOP. Case FIR No 34/2015 under section 302,147,149,341,427 RPC has been registered in police station Magam and further action would follow,” the  police said in a statement.

Regretting the death and terming it unfortunate, the  statement said, “We regret the unfortunate incident and extend our sympathies to the bereaved family.”

The police said that in Magam area there were reports of stone pelting on vehicles plying on Narbal-Gulmarg road.

The police, along with paramilitary police, were deployed to contain the situation. The deployed forces came under heavy pelting.

To control the situation they fired few rounds resulting in injuries to a local youth namely Suhail Ahmad Sofi S/O Abdul Ahad Sofi R/O Narbal,Magam.

“Unfortunately the injured later succumbed to his injuries in the hospital,”  the statement said.