Jammu, July 26 : Minister Javed Ahmad Rana said that the recent killing of a Gujjar man in police firing was the result of the “dual power system” in the Union territory, a reference to the LG administration and the Omar Abdullah government.
He added that the Centre must honour the public mandate and give full powers to the National Conference-led elected government by restoring statehood to the Union territor.
He visited the house of Parvez Ahmad (21), a Gujjar, who was allegedly killed in a cross firing when police was reportedly chasing drug peddlers in Satwari area on Thursday, which sparked protests by his community as the family accused police of murdering an innocent in a staged encounter.
A magisterial probe has already been ordered while two policemen involved in the incident are suspended and an inquiry to be headed by sub-divisional police officer, Jammu south has been ordered.
He said the Omar Abdullah government would not tolerate such incidents and will do whatever necessary to provide justice to the bereaved family.
The minister added that a particular community is being targeted on the false pretext of drug trafficking to defame them.
He said that police has also admitted that an innocent person was killed and therefore the FIR registered in the incident should be corrected by including the names of the erring policemen and the officers who supervised the operation.
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