Lt Governor should apologise to families of civilians killed in Hyderpora encounter: Mehbooba

Srinagar | Sunday | 21st November, 2021

Summary:

Srinagar, Nov 21 (PTI) PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday said Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor Manoj Sinha should apologise to the families of the persons killed in the Hyderpora encounter as well as to the entire population of the Valley and called for stringent punishment to those involved in the incident.

Mehbooba, who led a protest march of her party activists from her "Fairview" residence at Gupkar Road to the Raj Bhavan here, also demanded that the body of the third person -- Amir Margay from the Ramban area of Jammu -- killed in the encounter be returned to the family.

“Innocent people were killed in Hyderpora encounter.

As LG is the head of the unified command, he should apologise to the kin of the killed persons and take back the blot on them of being militants or hybrid militants or OGWs.

"They should return Amir"s body, give compensation and the unified command should seek an apology from the people of Kashmir,” she told reporters.

The PDP president demanded a judicial probe into the incident to bring the facts to the fore.