Srinagar, May 6 -- Demand to probe the mysterious death of a 23-year-old youth Imtiyaz Ahmad Magray, after his body was recovered from a stream in Kulgam on Sunday, has intensified in J&K . There are allegations that the deceased was picked by security forces earlier with respect to a militancy case.

Though the police are yet to issue a formal statement, police sources have claimed that Magray was leading a team of security forces to a militant hideout when he jumped into the stream in Kulgam to escape but was swept away. "During interrogation the person...agreed to lead security forces to a hideout. On May 4 morning, while leading a joint team of police and army to raid the spot, the man tried to escape and jumped into the Vishwa River....