Srinagar, April 4 -- An ATM card recovered from the body of a man killed in an "encounter" in Jammu and Kashmir's Ganderbal district on April 1 helped investigators establish his identity, official sources said.
The Army had claimed on April 1 that a terrorist was killed during a joint operation with police at Arhama in Ganderbal. However, the slain man's family identified him as Raashid Ahmad Mughal, 28, a commerce postgraduate, and asserted he had no terror links, demanding a probe into what they termed a "fake" encounter.
Amid the controversy, Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Friday ordered a magisterial inquiry into the encounter, promising justice. Several political leaders, including Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minis...