SRINAGAR, Apr 30: Expressing grief over the death of a youth in security force firing in the downtown Srinagar this evening, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said the incident would be probed thoroughly.
Union Minister and president of ruling National Conference (NC) Dr Farooq Abdullah has also expresses grief over loss of life and said such incidents are inconsolable.
In a statement here tonight, Omar has expressed profound grief and sorrow over an incident of firing in Nawa Kadal that has resulted in the loss of a life.
Expressing his solidarity with the bereaved family, he said that the circumstances leading to this tragic loss of life would be thoroughly probed.
The Chief Minister has extended his heartfelt condolences to the family of the deceased and said that such incidents are a matter of personal pain and grief for him and he will ensure that the matter is probed in a thorough and transparent manner.
Dr Abdullah has also expressed grief and sorrow over an incident of firing resulting in the loss of a life.
Condemning the incident, Dr Abdullah has asked the State Government to conduct a transparent and time-bound probe to ascertain the truth.
He has said that he stands with the family in this moment of inconsolable sorrow and loss.