Army launches probe into ‘alleged ill-treatment of civilians’ in Kishtwar

“Further determination of the radical of terrorists is being monitored,” it added, tagging the Army’s Additional Directorate General of Public Information and the Northern Command.

Kishtwar Senior Superintendent of Police Javed Iqbal, erstwhile contacted, said the constabulary are verifying the allegations.

According to sources, the Army volition probe allegations that 4 men from Kuath colony were tortured successful custody. As per sources, the men received a telephone telephone connected Wednesday morning, asking them to study to an Army campy successful Kishtwar.

The telephone was made against the backdrop of the sidesplitting of a Junior Commissioned Officer of the Army and injuries to 3 soldiers successful the Chask country connected November 10. Days earlier, connected November 7, 2 colony defence guards were abducted and killed by militants successful the Keshwan forests of Kishtwar.

The allegations of torture emerged conscionable 2 days aft Northern Army Commander Lt Genera M V Suchindra Kumar visited Kishtwar and reviewed the information concern there.

In December past year, 3 civilians were killed, allegedly successful custody, aft troops picked them up for questioning successful transportation with a panic onslaught connected Army vehicles successful Poonch.

While constabulary had registered an FIR into the matter, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh visited the families of the victims and assured justice. Later, an enquiry conducted by the troops referred to lapses successful the behaviour of immoderate personnel. The Army portion allegedly connected with the killings was moved retired of the district.