Srinagar:
The Army has said it will fully cooperate in the investigations after the Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) police filed a case of abduction and murder against it for an alleged fake encounter in which three people were killed on April 30. (Read: J&K- Murder case filed against Army for alleged fake encounter)
According to sources, the Army has assured of full transparency during the investigations as it has nothing to hide. Anyone found guilty will be punished, sources add.
The Jammu and Kashmir Police have arrested three persons including a territorial Army jawan for allegedly luring three youths to the border and staging a fake encounter in Machil sector of north Kashmir.
Police arrested Abbas Shah - the territorial Army jawan, Basharat Lone and Abdul Hamid Bhat after registering a case of murder against them.
But the Army had claimed it killed three infiltrators and also recovered five AK47 rifles, ammunition and Pakistani currency from them.
During the probe, J&K police found that the men killed by the Army are actually the innocent civilians, who were reported missing from a village in Baramulla.
Their bodies were exhumed on Friday and handed over to their relatives.
Police allege that the youth from the village were lured for a job in the Army, after which they were sent to an Amy major, who took them to the Machil Sector and killed them in a fake encounter.
The inquiry will take some time since 4 Rajput, the unit mentioned in the controversy, has moved out of J&K.
The state government has ordered a magisterial enquiry into the case and also taken up the matter with the Defence Ministry. (With PTI inputs)
According to sources, the Army has assured of full transparency during the investigations as it has nothing to hide. Anyone found guilty will be punished, sources add.
The Jammu and Kashmir Police have arrested three persons including a territorial Army jawan for allegedly luring three youths to the border and staging a fake encounter in Machil sector of north Kashmir.
Police arrested Abbas Shah - the territorial Army jawan, Basharat Lone and Abdul Hamid Bhat after registering a case of murder against them.
But the Army had claimed it killed three infiltrators and also recovered five AK47 rifles, ammunition and Pakistani currency from them.
During the probe, J&K police found that the men killed by the Army are actually the innocent civilians, who were reported missing from a village in Baramulla.
Their bodies were exhumed on Friday and handed over to their relatives.
Police allege that the youth from the village were lured for a job in the Army, after which they were sent to an Amy major, who took them to the Machil Sector and killed them in a fake encounter.
The inquiry will take some time since 4 Rajput, the unit mentioned in the controversy, has moved out of J&K.
The state government has ordered a magisterial enquiry into the case and also taken up the matter with the Defence Ministry. (With PTI inputs)
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