New Delhi [India], September 12 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Monday declined the plea of the father of deceased Amir Magrey, who was killed in the Hyderpora encounter, seeking to exhume his body for performing last rites.

Jammu Dec 31 PTI Asserting that some people are engaged in soft separatism by cleverly supporting militancy Jammu and Kashmir DGP Dilbag Singh on Friday termed Hyderpora operation neat and clean and asked political leaders questioning the clean chit given to the forces to submit evidence to investigation panels He said he felt hurt over irresponsible utterances of a section of political leaders in Kashmir adding that counting votes on the dead bodies is their mission We definitely felt hurt over this kind of utterances It is irresponsible on the part of certain people who are not part of the investigation and do not know anything about the probe on the ground to make such remarks Singh said at a press conference here He was replying to questions on the statements made by political leaders against the probe by the local police in connection with Hyderpora encounter A Pakistani terrorist and three other persons were killed in Hyderpora on November 15 and the police had claimed that all the slain men had links to militancy The families of the three alleging foul play had said they were innocent prompting the police to order the inquiry Separately a magisterial probe was also ordered by Lt Governor Manoj Sinha in the encounter which was one of the rare operations carried out jointly by the Army and the Jammu and Kashmir Police within the city limits Meanwhile the Special Investigation Team SIT headed by Deputy Inspector General of Police Central Kashmir Sujit Kumar had Wednesday threatened legal action against the political leaders in Jammu and Kashmir for making speculative statements about the investigation JK DGP made it clear that the operation was neat and clean and done in a professional manner We have made it crystal clear that the operation was neat and clean It was transparent he said The top cop also said the utterances by the political leaders were in violation of law We have made it clear that those utterances are somehow violative of law May be at some stage if people do not mend their ways law will take its own course he said He also asked those raking up the issue to present the evidence before the investigation panels if anybody has any evidence he can present it before two panels of the magisterial inquiry and SIT he said Asked if such people should be brought to book Singh said if one looks at the cases registered under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act is UAPA some of them have already been accounted for We will definitely be looking for more evidence against the people who in any way have supported militancy he said These people are into soft separatism We have taken action against some of them We will be looking for more evidence No one is above law the DGP added PTI AB SRY

Jammu Dec 31 PTI Jammu and Kashmir DGP Dilbag Singh on Friday asserted that Hyderpora encounter was transparent and that political leaders who have been questioning the clean chit given to the forces should submit evidence to the investigation panels We have made it clear Hyderpora operation was transparent If they have evidence they should present it to the investigation panels he said at a press conference on asked about the political leaders comments against the probe by the local police We feel hurt about the utterances Singh added The top cop also said the political leaders comments are unlawful and the law will take its own course in the matter PTI AB SRY

Jammu Dec 30 PTI The father of Amir Magray one of the four persons killed in an encounter in Hyderpora area of Srinagar in November on Thursday filed a petition in the Jammu and Kashmir High Court seeking the return of his body of his son maintaining his innocence and the familys long contribution in the fight against terrorism The 18-page petition was filed by Amirs father Mohd Latief through his lawyers Deepika Singh Rajawat and Mohd Arshad Chowdhary The move came two days after the Special Investigation Team SIT of the Jammu and Kashmir Police probing the Hyderpora encounter claimed that while one civilian was killed by a foreign terrorist two others including a local militant Magray died in crossfire after being used as human shield by the hiding terrorist A Pakistani terrorist and three other persons were killed in Hyderpora on November 15 and the police claimed that all the slain men had links to militancy The families of the three alleging foul play had claimed that they were innocent prompting the police to order an inquiry Lt Governor Manoj Sinha had also ordered a magisterial probe into the incident That being close to Amir the petitioner knew everything good and bad about him thus can state on oath that his son was never involved into any anti-national activities or was associated with any such outfit that conspires to bring harm to the nation Latief a resident of Gool area of Ramban district said in his petition Invoking Article 21 of the Constitution which extends the right to have decent burial as per religious ceremonies and rules for his son the petitioner said he has been instrumental in fighting and curbing militancy in Gool and Singaldan area by working as a civilian volunteer with the Army Referring to an incident of August 6 2005 when he along with his wife and other family members killed a Lashkar-e-Taiba LeT terrorist who barged into his house and fired indiscriminately upon the inmates the petitioner said he was conferred the State Award for Bravery for the year 2012 by the Government of Jammu and Kashmir for showing exemplary courage despite being injured in the firing which also resulted in the death of his cousin That apart from the same the petitioner has been well appreciated by the Indian Army for his service towards the nation in eliminating militancy in his area -- Gool Sangaldan Ramban the petition said enclosing copies of appreciation letters and certificates given to him by authorities in acknowledgement of his service In view of the familys open support to the Army the petitioner has remained vulnerable to attacks owing to which security was provided to them which is still in place outside their house it is obvious that Amir was groomed in an atmosphere of patriotism and away from anti-national activities and forces thereby associating Amir with terrorism is not justified to any stretch of imagination and shall also discourage all those who hold India close to their hearts and are fighting terrorism in difficult situation in Jammu and Kashmir without caring about their lives and families the petition said Referring to the return of the bodies of two others a building landlord and a doctor with whom Amir was working as an office peon on November 18 the petition pleaded the court to direct the respondents -- Union Home Ministry Jammu and Kashmir administration and Director General of Police -- to hand over his body to the family The magisterial probe was time bound and was supposed to submit its report within 15 days but despite passage of more than one month no such report has been submitted so far the petition said It said the petitioner met the Lt Governor on December 7 to press for the return of Amirs body and for the making magisterial probe public and the LG sought two days time to make the report public but the time has lapsed giving cause of action to the petitioner to approach the by filing the present petition The petitioner said he and his wife are grieving and restless as the respondents have not even given them a chance to see the face of their son the last time Expressing his wish to bury his son close to his house the petitioner wants to ensure burial of his dead son within a prescribed period after exhumation and in an atmosphere required to maintain peace Seeking an early hearing of his plea the petitioner pleaded in his appeal that the exhumation of Amirs body needs to be done at the earliest to save it from getting fully decomposed PTI TAS SKL AAR AAR

Srinagar Dec 28 PTI The Peoples Alliance for Gupkar Declaration PAGD on Tuesday said the polices briefing on the Hyderpora encounter was only a repetition of the old story and demanded a judicial enquiry into the incident It said there is a strong public perception that the civilians killed in the incident were made human shields by security forces Todays press briefing of J-K police about last months Hyderpora tragic incident is only a repetition of the old story It does not even slightly give any objective picture of this shocking incident said PAGD spokesman Mohammad Yousuf Tarigami said in a statement He said the statement seems to be a concocted cover-up story It will not suffice the legitimate concerns of the people at large and family of the slain victims PAGD firmly believes that nothing short of a credible judicial probe will clear the doubts The administration must without any further delay order a time-bound judicial probe Tarigami said The Special Investigation Team of police headed by DIG Sujith K Singh on Tuesday ruled out any foul play by security forces in the Hyderpora killings It claimed that while one of the civilians was killed by the foreign terrorist hiding in the building the other two died in the crossfire with security forces at they were used as a human shield by the ultra A Pakistani terrorist and three other persons were killed in Hyderpora in Srinagar on November 15 and police had claimed that all the slain men had links to militancy The families of the three had however claimed that they were innocent and had alleged foul play prompting the police to order the inquiry The PAGD is an amalgam of five mainstream political parties in Kashmir PTI MIJ AQS AQS

Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], December 28 (ANI): A zonal-level Special Investigation Team (SIT) constituted to probe Hyderpora operation revealed that an eyewitness had identified a 'foreign terrorist' at the site of the encounter.

Jammu Nov 25 PTI Jammu and Kashmir police chief Dilbag Singh on Thursday night said the ongoing investigation into the Hyderpora encounter suggests the militants were supported by a network in carrying out terror activitiesA special investigation team has been constituted by the zonal police According to reports there are strong pieces of evidence available in this case that will be shared with the authorities concerned very soon he told reporters hereFormer Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti had on Sunday claimed that no militant was killed in the Hyderpora encounterAccording to the police Mohammad Amir of Famrote village in Ramban was a militant and was killed along with his Pakistani accomplice in the encounter in Hyderpora where an illegal call centre and a terror hideout were allegedly being runTwo civilians -- Altaf Bhat and Mudassir Gul -- were also killed in the firing triggering an angry reaction from their family who claimed they were innocent and not terror associates as claimed by the policeAfter the bodies Baht and Gul were returned to their families the chorus for handing over the mortal remains of Amir grew louderOn Sunday Mufti alleged They police say there was a militant Where is the militant killed Where is his photo We believe there was no militant and three civilians were killed and after that they were declared as OGW over-ground worker she said during a protest march against the Hyderpora incidentShe said people no longer seek justice but ask only for bodiesReplying to reporters question over Muftis allegation the Jammu and Kashmir Director General of Police said Our investigation is in progress which is suggesting that there was terrorist and terror network around him supporting him We will see who is involved to what extent That will be shared at the right time Elaborating his point DGP said someone is providing a hiding space to a foreign terrorist in his premises and a terrorist with a weapon is moving around in the city and picking up targetsSomebody from those so-called innocent civilians is taking him on a recce on a motorcycle picking up targets and you say he was innocent Singh saidHow innocent he is or was would be subsequently proven when the investigation makes further progress The is a foreign terrorist -- a Pakistan terrorist -- who was moving in the city with a weapon is responsible for shooting a policeman who has recognised him from close range the DGP said PTI AB NSD NSD

Srinagar Nov 20 PTI PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday said Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor LG Manoj Sinha should take the responsibility for the Hyderpora encounter in which civilians were killedWhat happened at Hyderpora was very bad The oppression has crossed the limits And the LG should take the responsibility for the encounter as he is not only the head of the administration here but also the representative of the Centre she told reporters in Kupwara district of north KashmirThe former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister said it is the LGs duty to protect the lives and properties of the people of the Union TerritoryAt Hyderpora three innocent civilians were killed and later branded as OGWs overground workers and hybrid militants and the families had to beg for their bodies And till now the body of Amir Magray who is from a poor family has not been handed over to the family His father has been awarded for killing a militantThis kind of atrocities will not improve the situation but will rather deteriorate it further Such incidents will further widen the distance between the people of Jammu and Kashmir and the country she saidMufti warned that if such incidents continue to take place the situation will become very dangerous in Jammu and KashmirShe said Sinha should ensure that Magrays body is handed over to his familyHe Sinha is answerable to us as he is the representative of the Centre and whatever wrong happens here he is responsible for that the PDP chief addedFour persons were killed in an alleged encounter at Hyderpora here on Monday night A controversy broke out as the families of three of those killed in the incident said their kin were innocent civilians A magisterial probe has been ordered into the incidentMufti alleged that there is a jungle raj in Jammu and KashmirThere is no government Everything including the right to speech is being suppressed here Kashmir has been turned into a big jail she said PTI SSB RC

Srinagar : According to sources Former J&K chief minister and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti is under house arrest, at her residence in Srinagar. She was going to participate in the protest at press colony in the city. The former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister, earlier in the day, protested in Jammu against the alleged killing of civilians in the Hyderpora encounter. Also Read : Families Of Two Businessmen Killed In J&K Op, Removed From Protest Site Families of two businessmen Mudasir Gul and Altaf Bhat, who were killed in J&K Operation were forcibly taken away in police vehicles from the protest site.

Srinagar Nov 18 PTI PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Thursday claimed she was put under house arrest while two of her party colleagues were arrested by the policeThe former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister said her party chief spokesperson Suhail Bukhari and spokesperson Najmu Saqib were arrestedAgain under house arrest PDPs SAAQQIIB SuhailBukhari too have been arrested she wrote on Twitter and posted pictures of the locked gate of her residence Referring to the Hyderpora encounter the PDP chief charged that the pattern of using innocent civilians as human shields and then denying their families the right to a decent burial shows that the Centre has plumbed new depths of inhumanityTheir narrative right from the start was based on lies to escape accountability They dont want to be held accountable for their actions thats why they are muzzling voices that speak up against such injustice atrocities she alleged A controversy has erupted over Mondays encounter in Hyderpora following conflicting claims about the two deceased as their family members contested the polices charge that they were terror associates The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Thursday ordered a magisterial probe into the Hyderpora encounter herePTI SSB MIJ DV DV