Three civilians were found dead under suspicious circumstances near the site of an ambush by terrorists on Army vehicles in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district.
By DH Web Desk
During the interrogation of December 21, 2023 Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch attack, the Army has found lapses in the conduct of 7-8 personnel and officials, as per a report byThe Indian Express.
Three civilians were found dead under suspicious circumstances near the site of an ambush by terrorists on Army vehicles in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district, leaving five soldiers dead and two injured the previous day.
The deceased, Safeer Hussain (43), Mohammad Showket (27) and Shabir Ahmad (32) were among the eight people reportedly picked up by the Army for questioning in connection with the attack.
The families of the three, all residents of Topa Peer village in Poonch and political leaders in Kashmir alleged that they were tortured to death by the Army.
Now according to IE reports, the probe suggests that three out of eight civilians died due to torture while they were being interrogated.
The lapses were recorded on part of Brigade Commander of 13 Sector RR and the Commanding Officer (CO) of 48 Rashtriya Rifles (RR), as per the publication.
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