Cow vigilantes not involved in Bhaderwah man’s killing: Police

Police on Friday denied that the “cow vigilantes” were involved in the killing of a middle aged man, Naeem Ahmed Shah. His murder had triggered outrage in this frontier district following which authorities on Thursday imposed curfew, which remained at place for second consecutive day today. 

“Some media channels are wrongly reporting murder of aperson in Bhaderwah as incident of alleged killing by cow vigilantes. Suchreporting is strongly rebutted as no such information has been confirmed duringinvestigation so far,” Jammu and Kashmir Police wrote on its twitterhandle. 

   

Senior Superintendent of Police Doda, Shabir Ahmed Malik,while talking to Greater Kashmir said, “There is some discrepancy in thestatement of eyewitness Yasir Hussain, who was accompanying the deceased, NaeemShah. He (Hussain) has been giving conflicting statements which are notmatching with the evidence found at the crime scene”.

The SSP said that the eye-witness in his statement said that the bullet was fired from thehill above them, but the deceased received bullet on his forehead and anotherbullet mark was found on the rock horizontally right below the hill. “From thatangle trajectory is not possible. As of now, we are investigating the murderfrom all angles,” he added.

Curfew continues

Meanwhile, authorities did not give any relaxation in curfewin Bhaderwah town on Friday.

The Deputy Commissioner Doda Dr Sagar Dattaray Doifode saida decision on relaxation or lifting the curfew and restoration of mobileInternet service would be taken on Saturday after reviewing the situation.

  According to police,no untoward incident took place overnight and on Friday in any part of thetown, where Naeem’s killing had triggered group clashes on Thursday.

Meanwhile, authorities have announced that hall tickets ofthe students appearing for various examinations would be treated as curfewpasses.  “Each student escorted by oneelder would be allowed to proceed towards the examination centre,” a policeofficial said.  

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