The Indian Chapter of Amnesty International, on 17 June, wrote to the authorities of Jammu and Kashmir to promptly start a fair proceeding against those police personnel and army men who are suspected to open fire straight on the protestors and bystanders in 2010. Among those who had been killed was a 17-year old boy, TufailMattoo, who had been hit to death by a tear smoke shell while returning from school. His murder fuelled the uprising in the state which continued through the entire summer. Then, the deceased’s family approached the local court demanding a fair inquiry but the police filed closure report within some weeks saying the perpetrators are “untraceable”. Subsequently, the family challenged the closure report into J&K High Court and the case is still going on.
AMNESTY TO PROBE INTO J&K FIRING DEATHS
The Indian Chapter of Amnesty International, on 17 June, wrote to the authorities of Jammu and Kashmir to promptly start a fair proceeding against those police personnel and army men who are suspected to open fire straight on the protestors and bystanders in 2010.
