Updated: October 9, 2020 8:05:01 am
Manoj Sinha with family members in Rajouri. (Photo Express)
In a visible outreach effort, Deputy Governor of Jammu and Kashmir, Manoj Sinha, walked more than half a kilometer through mountainous terrain to meet the relatives of the three Rajouri workers who were killed in a fake encounter by the army at Shopian on July 18 this year.
“Rest assured that you will get justice at all costs,” the lieutenant governor told grieving families who had gathered in the village of Tarkasi in the Rajouri district, at the home of Mohammad Yusuf, whose son Abrar Ahmed, 25 years, he was among the three young men killed. at Shopian.
Manoj Sinha walked more than half a kilometer through mountainous terrain to meet family members. (Photo Express)
When Yusuf called for the culprits to be punished, LG said: “The Modi government is known for ensuring justice. That the investigation is completed, strict measures will be taken against the culprits. “
Sinha, who arrived at Yusuf’s home around 5:30 p.m., also assured them that one member of each of the three families would be given government jobs, in addition to cash assistance.
“Rest assured that you will get justice at all costs,” the lieutenant governor told grieving families. (Photo Express)
On July 18, J&K police announced the killing of “three unidentified terrorists” in a “meeting” in the town of Shopian in Amshipora.
Two months later, after three families from Rajouri came forward to identify the dead as cousins who had gone to Kashmir for work, on September 18, the military admitted that the three killed in the Shopian ‘encounter’ were missing workers. by Rajouri. On September 21, a DNA test further confirmed the identity of the Rajouri workers.
Then the Jammu and Kashmir Police exhumed the bodies of the three workers and handed them over to their families.
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