Killed J&K youth's body to be exhumed: Supreme Court
The Bench asked the Srinagar district judge to monitor the exhumation of the body of Shabir Ahmad Mir.
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday directed that the body of 26-year old Shabir Ahmad Mir killed by the police on July 10 in Batamaloo area of Srinagar in Jammu and Kashmir be exhumed for conducting a post- mortem.
A bench of Justices Pinaki Chandra Ghose and Amitav Roy gave this direction after perusing the status report filed by the state as the victim’s father apprehended that police might suppress the facts.
The Bench asked the Srinagar district judge to monitor the exhumation of the body of Shabir Ahmad Mir and the post-mortem to ensure that there was no foul play.
Arguing for the “victim’s” father Abdul Rehman Mir, Kapil Sibal pleaded that the police, particularly DSP Qadri, should not be associated with the post-mortem in any way. He said Qadri had shot dead the victim inside the Mirs’ house, not on the road when he was part of a mob as claimed by the police.
The Bench told Mr. Sibal that it had already advised the state government at the last hearing to have a humane approach with a touch of affection while dealing with the unrest.