Youngster's body fished out of Kulgam stream
Srinagar, May 5 -- Residents of a village in Kulgam district of Jammu and Kashmir recovered the body of a youngster, Imtiyaz Ahmad Magray, 23, on Sunday amid allegations that the deceased was picked by security forces for questioning in connection with a case.
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti said there were serious allegations of foul play in the death of Magray, a resident of Tangmarg, Kulgam, whose body was fished out from the Adbal stream in the Aharbal area of Kulgam district on Sunday.
Police have taken cognisance of the incident and started an investigation to ascertain the cause of death.
In a post on microblogging platform X, Mehbooba said, "Yet another body has been recovered from a river in Kulgam raising serious allegations of foul play. Local residents allege that Imtiyaz Magray was picked up by the army two days ago and now mysteriously his body has surfaced in the river."
The former chief minister said the recent attack in Pahalgam, that left 25 tourists and a local pony operator dead, appears to be a "calculated attempt to derail the fragile peace, disrupt tourism in Kashmir and undermine communal harmony across the country".
"If a single act of violence can shake the entire system, triggering arbitrary arrests, home demolitions, and the targeting of innocent civilians then the perpetrators have already achieved their objective," she added.
Mehbooba called for an impartial investigation into the death.
"Allegations of misconduct whether in Bandipora encounter or in this latest incident in Kulgam are deeply troubling and warrant a thorough impartial investigation," she said.
Last week, locals and family members of Altaf Lali, who was killed in a gunfight with security forces in north Kashmir's Bandipora district on April 25, alleged the encounter was "fake", claiming Lali had been picked up by police two days prior to the incident.
Police had alleged Lali was a terror associate....
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