Srinagar, December 22, 2020: The High Court in Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir has dismissed the Public Interest Litigation related to Shopian fake encounter in which three innocent Kashmiri youth were killed by Indian troops in July, this year.The court asked the applicants to approach toothless of India’s National Human Rights Commission if they have any grievance of human rights violation. The PIL was filed by one Sandeep Mawa through his advocate Salih Pirzada seeking investigation by appropriate investigating agency and for registering of FIR into the matter.
The petition was filed after the fake encounter on July 20 this year resulting in the killing of three youth namely Abrar Ahmad, Mohammad Abrar and Imtiaz Ahmad all residents of Rajouri district. The petitioner Mawa was seeking quashing of investigation initiated by J&K Police into the matter and entrusting it to an appropriate investigation agency.
The petitioner Mawa was seeking quashing of investigation initiated by J&K Police into the matter and entrusting it to an appropriate investigation agency as also for registering FIR by the said agency. It was also sought by him that the case be handed over to a SIT constituting members other than from J&K Police. sources