Excelsior Correspondent
KISHTWAR, July 23: In view of the death of a person arrested by Chatroo police in bovines smuggling case, District Development Commissioner (DDC) Angrez Singh Rana has ordered a magisterial probe, which will be conducted by Additional District Development Commissioner (ADDC) Kishtwar Imam Din.
Meanwhile, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Kishtwar Abrar Chowdhary has attached SHO Police Station Chatroo Inspector Mohammad Bashir to District Police Lines and placed SI Sanjeev Kumar as Incharge SHO Chatroo. SSP has placed Munshi (MHC) of the Police Station Jaffar Khan under suspension along with Selection Grade Constable (SgCt) Mohammad Amin. The SSP has also recommended dismissal of services of Mohd Shreef, VHG.
Besides, the SSP has ordered a thorough departmental probe to be conducted by DySP Headquarters Kishtwar Nihar Ranjan into the incident.
On the directions of SSP, FIR Number 28/2018 under Section 223 and 224 RPC has also been registered against police officials for negligence on their part.
SSP maintained that whosoever is found guilty in the magisterial and departmental probes will be strictly dealt with under law.
It may be mentioned here that the deceased identified as Javaid Ahmad Malik, son of Mohammad Khalil Malik of Bharat District Doda was arrested in FIR Number 26/18 under Section 188 RPC and 3 PC Act by Chatroo Police.