Syed Mohammed Yousuf Shah

As the row over the custodial death of National Conference member Syed Mohammed Yousuf Shah gets uglier, there are now questions over whether J&K Chief Minister Omar Abdullah government's decision to set up a judicial probe is just a move to buy time.

The Jammu and Kashmir Assembly was adjourned indefinitely for a second day in a row today after the Opposition refused to let the House function. Opposition parties wanted to debate the death of Syed Mohammed Yousuf Shah, who was handed to the Crime Branch by Mr Abdullah on Thursday last week. A day later Mr Shah died while in custody. He was an a...

As the row over the custodial death of National Conference member Syed Mohammed Yousuf Shah gets uglier, there are now questions over whether J&K Chief Minister Omar Abdullah government's decision to set up a judicial probe is just a move to buy time.

The Jammu and Kashmir Assembly was adjourned indefinitely for a second day in a row today after the Opposition refused to let the House function. Opposition parties wanted to debate the death of Syed Mohammed Yousuf Shah, who was handed to the Crime Branch by Mr Abdullah on Thursday last week. A day later Mr Shah died while in custody. He was an a...