Civilian killed in alleged cross firing, probe ordered

Srinagar: A civilian was killed during cross firing between militants and the security forces in Litter Turkawangam in South Kashmir’s Shopian district on Sunday.
Meanwhile, Jammu and Kashmir government has ordered a magisterial enquiry into the incident.
“Regarding today’s incident at village turkawangam, shopian a magisterial enquiry by Additional District Magistrate Shopian has been ordered. Suitable action under law shall be taken”, Deputy Commissioner Sachin Kumar said in a tweet.
He said “I assure you all as a district magistrate enquiry will be held whoever is found guilty would be dealt with by the law of the land”.
Police in a statement said at about 1310hrs, indiscriminate firing took place on a patrolling party of Police and CRPF at Turkwangam-Litter area, a district border between Pulwama and Shopian.
During the crossfire one civilian was seriously wounded. Senior police officers along with reinforcement reached the encounter site.
Officers learnt that the terrorists had indiscriminately fired upon joint patrolling party of CRPF (182Bn) and SOG of Pulwama near the bridge connecting Litter, Pulwama with Turkwangam, Shopian.
Officers learnt that the terrorists had indiscriminately fired upon joint patrolling party of CRPF (182Bn) and SOG of Pulwama near the bridge connecting Litter, Pulwama with Turkwangam, Shopian.
During the exchange of fire between terrorists and joint team of forces, one civilian identified as Shoib Ahmad Ganai, son of Ghulam Ahmad Ganai, a resident of Turkwangam, Shopian received critical gunshot injuries. Although the injured civilian was immediately evacuated to the hospital for the treatment of his injuries, he succumbed to his injuries.
“The terrorists after brief chance encounter managed to slip into nearby orchards”, police said.
Police have registered a case under relevant sections of law and initiated investigation. The whole area has been cordoned off with the help of reinforcement and search in the area is going on.
UNI