Saderkoot Bala massacre: Accused arrested after 23 years, sent to judicial custody

Srinagar: A local court here on Wednesday sent one of the accused in Saderkoot Bala massacre case to judicial custody after he was produced by police before the court in north Kashmir Bandipora district.
An official said that Wali Mohammad Mir son of Mohammad Maqsood Mir a resident of Saderkoot Bala was produced before principal district and sessions court Bandipora after he was arrested by the police Tuesday this week.
He said that Wali was sent to judicial custody by the principal district and sessions judge Bandipora. “He has been sent to Kupwara district jail and police has been directed to produce him on 11 May for hearing of the case,” he said.
Police on Tuesday arrested Wali near Barwala Kangan after receiving a specific tip off about his presence. He was evading arrest from last 23 years and was wanted in infamous Saderkoot Bala massacre case of 1996.
Seven persons, including two women, were killed allegedly by government gunmen on October 5, 1996, at Saderkoot Bala village.