Ganderbal encounter: National Conference, Congress seek ‘decent burial’ of man killed

SRINAGAR: MLAs of governing National Conference and Congress raised the Ganderbal brushwood successful J&K Assembly connected Saturday, demanding that the assemblage of the section antheral killed successful the cognition beryllium handed implicit to his household for a “dignified burial”.LG Manoj Sinha had connected Friday ordered a magisterial enquiry into the brushwood aft the household of the slain person, Rashid Ahmad Mughal, disputed the Army’s connection related to the encounter, which said an unidentified violent had been killed successful the cognition successful the Arahama country connected the nighttime of March 31. Rashid’s member Ajaz Ahmad Mughal termed it a fake brushwood and lodged a constabulary ailment seeking a probe.Raising the issue, NC subordinate and retired precocious tribunal justice Hasnain Masoodi said: “The close to a decent burial is simply a constitutionally recognised right.

Under Article 21, the household has the close to execute the past rites. Even arsenic the enquiry proceeds, the assemblage should beryllium returned to the family.”Congress legislator from Bandipora, Nizamuddin Bhat, sought a judicial inquiry, saying an administrative probe was not sufficient. “The archetypal close of the unfortunate is simply a decent burial and it should beryllium respected,” helium said.Another NC legislator, Mubarak Gul, said the Assembly should condemn the incident. “In the archetypal place, this should not person happened. Now that it has, the House should explicit concern,” helium said. Mir Saifullah, NC legislator from Kupwara, demanded a govt connection connected the incident.Since 2019, authorities person buried terrorists killed successful encounters successful designated graveyards successful northbound Kashmir, including Kupwara and Uri, alternatively of returning the bodies to families, citing concerns implicit ample ceremonial gatherings.