Jammu, April 18 -- Justice Wasim Sadiq Nargal of the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh on Thursday directed personal appearance of the investigating officer in a case pertaining to alleged "custodial torture" of a Gujjar youth in police custody, who later "died by suicide to escape police harassment" in the Billawar area of Kathua district.

SHO of the Billawar Police Station is the investigating officer in the case.

The high court has directed the IO to appear before it along with the CD file and apprise the court with regard to the investigation being carried out in FIR No. 0032 of 2025 dated March 9. The Gujjar youth was allegedly tortured in the police custody for his alleged links with terrorists.

To escape further torture, ...