Jammu & Kashmir: Hyderpura fake encounter – Kashmiri people want justice

Shortly after the police claimed to have killed militants in Srinagar’s Hyderpura locality, the families of the two slain civilians have questioned the police version, asserting that both of them were killed in cold blood.

Four persons were killed in a shootout, according to police, Monday night in the high security Hyderpura quarter of the city. They included Muhammad Altaf Bhat, the house owner and his tenant Mudasir Gul a dentist turned businessman.

Muzamil Gul, brother of the deceased, quoting an eyewitness, said the Police Special Operations Group (SOG) personnel arrived at the building in three Tavera vehicles and directed them to evacuate.

“The eyewitness had not recognised the presence of a fourth individual,” Gul quoted him saying. Later, the three men were again directed to accompany the SOG personnel back inside the building, Gul quoted eyewitness as saying.

“As soon as they had stepped inside the building, the police fired upon them,” alleged Muzamil. “My brother was no militant associate and neither was he harbouring anyone,” he said. “My brother was killed in cold blood by the police.”