Srinagar, Sept 7: The family of Zahid Farooq, the teenage boy allegedly killed by Border Security Forces Commandant R K Birdi and Lakhwinder Kumar has demanded expediting of the trial while as a local deferred the hearing in the case by September 14.
Official sources said while counsel for Birdi and Lakhwinder was present, the court on Saturday deferred the hearing owing to the absence of the prosecution.
The BSF personnel are accused of allegedly killing teenager in an unprovoked firing near his residence at Nishat in city outskirts on February 5.
The family of the victim later demanded speeding up of the trial. “More than seven months have passed since the death of my cousin, but the accused are still not punished,” his relative told Press Bureau of India. He said the case was very sensitive for everybody in Kashmir. “Everyone is looking forward to see the BSF men are given exemplary punishment.”
In its 3-page chargesheet, the Special Investigation Team of police charged the BSF personnel under Section 302 of the Ranbir Penal Code (RPC), an offence punished with death, or imprisonment for life and fine.

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