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SRINAGAR: An Army inquiry ordered two month ago has found “prima face evidence” that the Armed Forces (Jammu and Kashmir) Special Powers Act, 1990 was exceeded during an anti-terror operation in Amshipora, Shopian, on July 17 this year in which three “unidentified terrorists” were killed, an Army statement said on Friday.
The families of the three slain men — Imtiaz Ahmed, Abrar Ahmed, and Mohammed Ibrar — had claimed that their wards were labourers, not terrorists, and were killed when they had gone to Shopian for work.
“The inquiry has brought out … the do’s and don’ts of the Chief of Army Staff as approved by the Supreme Court have been contravened. Consequently, the competent disciplinary authority has directed that disciplinary proceedings under the Army Act be initiated against those found prima facie answerable,” the defence spokesman said.
“The evidence collected by the inquiry has prima facie indicated that the three unidentified terrorists killed in Operation Amshipora were Imtiaz Ahmed, Abrar Ahmed and Mohammed Ibrar, who hailed from Rajouri. Their DNA report is awaited. Their involvement with terrorism or related activities is under investigation by the police,” the defence spokesman added.
The Army has yet to identify the officers of the 62 RR units responsible for the act, Army sources said.“But we are in the process of initiating disciplinary action under Army laws against personnel directly involved in the act,” Army sources said.
On July 18, three unidentified “terrorists” were killed in an operation carried out jointly by the Army’s 62 Rashtriya Rifles, CRPF and J&K police in Amshipora village, the Army spokesman had said at the time. A day after the encounter, the police had said the slain militants were being identified and their bodies had been “sent to Baramulla for the last rites after conducting medico-legal formalities”.
Though the Army statement had said they had killed three foreign terrorists on July 18, the police, civil administration and the Army announced an inquiry three weeks later when the families of the victims raised their voice.
The spokesman said the Indian Army is committed to ethical conduct of operations. Further updates on the case will be given periodically without affecting the due process of law.
The three missing youths had last called their families on July 17 to inform them they had reached Shopian and had rented a room, according to Lal Hussain, a relative of one of the slain youths.
The families of the three slain men — Imtiaz Ahmed, Abrar Ahmed, and Mohammed Ibrar — had claimed that their wards were labourers, not terrorists, and were killed when they had gone to Shopian for work.
“The inquiry has brought out … the do’s and don’ts of the Chief of Army Staff as approved by the Supreme Court have been contravened. Consequently, the competent disciplinary authority has directed that disciplinary proceedings under the Army Act be initiated against those found prima facie answerable,” the defence spokesman said.
“The evidence collected by the inquiry has prima facie indicated that the three unidentified terrorists killed in Operation Amshipora were Imtiaz Ahmed, Abrar Ahmed and Mohammed Ibrar, who hailed from Rajouri. Their DNA report is awaited. Their involvement with terrorism or related activities is under investigation by the police,” the defence spokesman added.
The Army has yet to identify the officers of the 62 RR units responsible for the act, Army sources said.“But we are in the process of initiating disciplinary action under Army laws against personnel directly involved in the act,” Army sources said.
On July 18, three unidentified “terrorists” were killed in an operation carried out jointly by the Army’s 62 Rashtriya Rifles, CRPF and J&K police in Amshipora village, the Army spokesman had said at the time. A day after the encounter, the police had said the slain militants were being identified and their bodies had been “sent to Baramulla for the last rites after conducting medico-legal formalities”.
Though the Army statement had said they had killed three foreign terrorists on July 18, the police, civil administration and the Army announced an inquiry three weeks later when the families of the victims raised their voice.
The spokesman said the Indian Army is committed to ethical conduct of operations. Further updates on the case will be given periodically without affecting the due process of law.
The three missing youths had last called their families on July 17 to inform them they had reached Shopian and had rented a room, according to Lal Hussain, a relative of one of the slain youths.
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