Families Of Civilians Killed In Srinagar Encounter Want Bodies Returned
NDTV
Family members of the civilians killed in the encounter in Hyderpora have contested the police's charge that they were "terror associates"
Families of two civilians killed in the Hyderpora encounter in Srinagar held a protest here today, demanding justice for the victims and the return of their bodies.
A controversy had erupted over Monday's encounter in Hyderpora following conflicting claims about the two dead civilians as their family members contested the police's charge that they were "terror associates".
According to the police, a Pakistani terrorist and his local associate Mohammad Amir, along with two civilians -- Altaf Bhat and Mudassir Gul -- were killed in the encounter, where an illegal call centre and a terror hideout were allegedly being run.
The families of Bhat and Gul held a protest today at Press Enclave in the city, demanding that their bodies be returned to them as they were not terrorists or OGWs.
