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Hizb militant’s death: SHRC gives ‘last opportunity’ to SSP Awantipora for filing report
Srinagar, July 27 (GNS): The State Human Rights Commission (SHRC) on Friday gave “last opportunity” of ten days to SSP Awantipora for submitting compliance report regarding the death of Mushtaq Ahmed Chopan, a militant of Hizb-ul-Mujahideen who died in grenade blast in police station Tral in February this year.
“Five times the case has been adjourned because of non-cooperation of SSP Awantipora. The last opportunity of ten days is granted to SSP Awantipora to file the report,” said Chairman International Forum for Justice/Human Rights while hearing a complaint filed Mohammad Ahsan Untoo. “If he fails to file the report it will be presumed that the allegations leveled in the complaint are true and necessary orders will be passed,” the SHRC Chairperson said and posted the case on August 7. The Complainant has demanded an investigation into the killing of Mushtaq Ahmed Chopan in a grenade explosion in police station Tral On February 26.