Srinagar, Feb 06: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Thursday termed Barmulla and Kathua incidents as unfortunate, urging the Union Government to ensure a time-bound, transparent inquiry into Makhan Din’s custodial suicide and Waseem Ahmed Malla’s army shooting.
Chief minister Omar abdullah in a post on X, wrote, I have seen the reports of excessive use of force & harassment of Makhan Din in police custody in Billawar leading to his suicide and the death of Waseem Ahmed Malla, shot by the army under circumstances that are not entirely clear.
He further said, both these incidents are highly unfortunate and should not have happened. J&K will never be completely normalised and free of terror without the cooperation of & partnership with the local population. Incidents like these risk alienating the very people who we need to carry with us on the road to complete normalcy. I have taken up these incidents with the Union Government & insisted that both incidents are inquired into in a time bound, transparent manner. The Government in J&K will also order its own inquiries, reads the post.
