Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, July 20: BSF Special Director General Dilip Trivedi today conducted preliminary inquiry into Dharam, Ramban firing incident in which four persons were killed and 42 others were injured.
Mr Trivedi, who has been deputed to the spot by Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde, took ground reports after meeting civilian, police and BSF officials to ascertain the circumstances leading to the firing by Border Security Force (BSF) personnel on July 18.
The BSF Special DG visited the 76 Battalion belt area in Ramban and took statements of the BSF patrol party, which had intercepted Mohammed Latif, who had allegedly instigated the mob that attacked a BSF camp, official sources said.
Members of the patrol party provided pictorial evidence to the BSF Special DG in connection with the attack on the BSF camp by the mob.
Mr Trivedi also spoke to police and civilian officers including Deputy Commissioner, Ramban MH Malik and Superintendent of Police of Ramban Javaid Mattoo district over the incident before returning to Jammu.
Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde had ordered an inquiry into the incident following protests over the firing.
The mob had attacked the BSF camp in Ramban district over alleged high-handedness by BSF patrol party.
Sources said Mr Trivedi was expected to submit a comprehensive report on the incident to Mr Shinde.
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