District Magistrate Baramulla to investigate death of Sopore youth, says IGP Kashmir

Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Kashmir zone Vijay Kumar on Thursday said that District Magistrate Baramulla has ordered an inquiry into the death of Sopore youth after the family contested the police statement.
Speaking during a presser in PCR Srinagar, IGP said that District Magistrate Baramulla has ordered an inquiry to find out how the youth died?
He said “I believe the youth namely Irfan Ahmad Dar died after falling on a stone. He may have died due to cardiac arrest when he fled during a raid amid the darkness. Let the inquiry be conducted to come up with exact details about his death”, IGP replied to a query.
When asked why authorities disallowed Dar’s body to the family? IGP said in view of the Covid-19 pandemic, body was not handed over and instead buried at Sonmarg area of Ganderbal district in presence of a concerned Magistrate and close relatives.
“Earlier there was a written agreement when a militant had killed in Sopore, that only 50 to 60 men would attend the funeral but a mob of about 2000 men and women turned up. So we had apprehension of big assembly of people may gather at the funeral and there was a risk of spread of the pandemic. So that’s why the body was handed over to family”, IGP told media persons.