New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday visited Rajouri district in Jammu and Kashmir and met the households of three civilians who have been killed final week after being allegedly detained by the Army following a terrorist assault on two Army autos in Poonch district. Singh, who was accompanied by Army chief General Manoj Pande and Lt Governor Manoj Sinha, additionally enquired concerning the well being of 4 different civilians who have been allegedly tortured by the troops in Thanamandi space of Rajouri throughout an anti-terrorist operation. He assured them of justice and motion towards the responsible after an inquiry into the incident.
The defence minister additionally interacted with a number of District Development Council (DDC) members, former legislators and civil society members who have been current on the assembly at Dak Bungalow. He expressed his condolences to the households of the 4 troopers who misplaced their lives and three others who have been injured within the ambush by terrorists at Dhatyar Morh in Surankote space of Poonch on December 21.
“Whatever has happened…there will be justice,” Singh advised reporters on the Government Medical College (GMC) hospital the place he had gone after assembly the households of the deceased civilians.
The incident had sparked a public outrage after video clips displaying the alleged torture of the detained civilians went viral on social media. The civilians – Safeer Hussain (43), Mohd Showket (27) and Shabir Ahmad (32)– have been discovered lifeless on December 22, a day after they have been picked up by the Army for questioning.
The 4 civilians – Mohd Zulfkar, his brother Mohd Betab, Fazal Hussain and Mohd Farooq – who have been admitted within the GMC hospital final Friday claimed that they have been crushed up by the troops in Thanamandi space through the seek for terrorists. The search operation continues to be happening in each Surankote and Thanamandi forest belt.
Former MLC Shahnaz Ganai, who was current within the assembly, stated that they have been hopeful that the sufferer households will get justice, given the go to of the defence minister and his assurance. She additionally paid tributes to the courageous troopers and stated that the folks of Rajouri-Poonch won’t let the enemies of the nation make the most of such incidents.
Sohail Malik, DDC member, Surankote, stated that the defence minister assured them that each one these answerable for the incident could be handled as per the legislation of the land. He stated that the folks demanded justice, compensation and jobs for the sufferer households.
