Feb 10, 2025 10:55 PM IST
The 25-year-old teen from Bilawar space of Kathua ended his life by consuming insecticide at his dwelling on January 4 night and recorded the act on a video, claiming innocence
The requires an impartial probe into the suicide of a 25-year-old Gujjar teen in Kathua following alleged custodial torture over suspected terror hyperlinks gathered steam, with former advocate basic of Jammu and Kashmir and senior excessive court docket lawyer Mohammad Aslam Goni on Monday looking for a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) inquiry into the incident.
Former advocate basic of Jammu and Kashmir and senior excessive court docket lawyer Mohammad Aslam Goni on Monday sought a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the incident. (Representational Picture)
Goni, together with a battery of excessive court docket legal professionals, demanded fast registration of a case over the alleged custodial torture and dying of teen and demanded that investigation be handed over to the CBI to make sure a good and neutral probe.
The 25-year-old teen from Bilawar space of Kathua ended his life by consuming insecticide at his dwelling on January 4 night and recorded the act on a video, claiming innocence. He denied any reference to terrorists, prompting separate probes by the police and the native administration.
Addressing media individuals in Jammu, Goni expressed concern over what he mentioned was the teen’s ‘dying declaration’.
“The youth accused the police of third-degree torture and claimed innocence in a video before ending his life. His video should be considered as dying declaration,” mentioned Goni.
The video was enough for the registration of a prison case in opposition to those that inflicted the torture in police custody. However as a cover-up, the district administration has ordered a magisterial probe to be performed by a naib tehsildar. A departmental inquiry has been ordered, to be performed by deputy inspector basic (DIG) of the vary, added Goni.
He mentioned this was ‘eye wash’ and an try and ‘shield the culprits’.
Citing a number of judgments of the Supreme Courtroom on custodial torture, Goni mentioned, “Only impartial and independent probe will unmask the larger gamut of the game. The magisterial probe is a farce.”
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