According to the FIR, after Thursday’s militant ambush, “… Army troops were carrying out searches in the general area of Topi Peer, Sawani, Bafliaz to locate the terrorists who escaped after the attack. As such, cognisable offence undersection 302 (murder) of IPC is made out,” the FIR states. AdvertisementThe FIR, filed on December 22 at the Surankote police station in Poonch, states that a separate report will be submitted in the case. Alleging that the government is treating people as the enemies of the state, Mehbooba said the video showing Army men allegedly torturing civilians in Poonch was leaked to instil fear in people. She was put under house arrest as she was planning to visit Surankote in Poonch.

Source: Indian Express December 26, 2023 19:28 UTC