GUWAHATI: Postmortem and inquest reports of three Hmar individuals, who Assam Police said were militants killed in a “crossfire” between cops and another group of militants on July 16 in Cachar district, have revealed that besides bullet marks, their bodies also showed injuries from the impact of a blunt force. The reports have fuelled allegations of fake encounter.
Alleging torture & extrajudicial killing, family of the deceased had filed a writ petition and demanded an independent inquiry by CBI. State govt has denied custodial death allegations. Hearing the families’ plea on Wednesday, a division bench noted that the petitioners had no objection to taking custody of the bodies to perform their last rites. The case will be heard next on Sept 10.
Alleging torture & extrajudicial killing, family of the deceased had filed a writ petition and demanded an independent inquiry by CBI. State govt has denied custodial death allegations. Hearing the families’ plea on Wednesday, a division bench noted that the petitioners had no objection to taking custody of the bodies to perform their last rites. The case will be heard next on Sept 10.
