Jammu, March 9 (IANS) The Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) unit of the Congress on Saturday expressed concern over the security situation in the Union Territory after three civilians belonging to the Kathua district were found dead in the forest area of the same district three days after they went missing.
In a statement, J&K Pradesh Congress Committee President Tariq Hameed Karra and other senior leaders have expressed concern over the two shocking incidents, one after the other in Billawar area, which reflects the worrisome security and law and order situation in the area.
Expressing sympathies with the families of the victims, Karra along with former MP Chaudhary Lal Singh, Former Minister Manohar Lal Sharma and State Congress District President Pankaj Dogra questioned the L-G administration and the Central government over the prevailing law and order and security situation in the several parts of the district and demanded immediate more effective measures to control the situation.
They demanded a high level investigation into these incidents to bring out the truth before the public and to control the present situation of great fear and sense of insecurity among the residents of the entire pahari belt of the district.
The bodies of three civilians, including a teenager, who went missing while on their way to attend a wedding, were found in Kathua district on Saturday.
The bodies of Varun Singh (15) of Dehota, his uncle Yogesh Singh (32) and maternal uncle Darshan Singh (40) were sighted in Ishu Nallah in Malhar area by drones during a joint search operation by the J&K Police and the Indian Army on Saturday noon.
The victims had gone missing while travelling to a marriage ceremony in Lohai Malhar village of Billawar tehsil on Thursday. They were part of a wedding procession from Dehuta village.
Locals reported sightings of “unknown suspects” in the area earlier this week.
The police is yet to come up with a statement about the actual circumstances which led to the deaths of these three Hindu civilians.
–IANS
sq/khz
Disclaimer
The information contained in this website is for general information purposes only. The information is provided by BhaskarLive.in and while we endeavour to keep the information up to date and correct, we make no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, about the completeness, accuracy, reliability, suitability or availability with respect to the website or the information, products, services, or related graphics contained on the website for any purpose. Any reliance you place on such information is therefore strictly at your own risk.
In no event will we be liable for any loss or damage including without limitation, indirect or consequential loss or damage, or any loss or damage whatsoever arising from loss of data or profits arising out of, or in connection with, the use of this website.
Through this website you are able to link to other websites which are not under the control of BhaskarLive.in We have no control over the nature, content and availability of those sites. The inclusion of any links does not necessarily imply a recommendation or endorse the views expressed within them.
Every effort is made to keep the website up and running smoothly. However, BhaskarLive.in takes no responsibility for, and will not be liable for, the website being temporarily unavailable due to technical issues beyond our control.
For any legal details or query please visit original source link given with news or click on Go to Source.
Our translation service aims to offer the most accurate translation possible and we rarely experience any issues with news post. However, as the translation is carried out by third part tool there is a possibility for error to cause the occasional inaccuracy. We therefore require you to accept this disclaimer before confirming any translation news with us.
If you are not willing to accept this disclaimer then we recommend reading news post in its original language.
