Two Srinagar families demand return of bodies
The Hindu
They were among four killed in Hyderpora ‘encounter’ on Monday evening and buried at a far-off hillock in Handwara
Two families of Srinagar, whose kin were among the four killed in the on Monday evening and buried at a far-off hillock in Handwara, on Wednesday held a sit-in at the Press Enclave and demanded the return of the bodies of “civilians”.
“I am his wife. I know for sure he was not an overground worker [of militants]. I give licence to the police to kill me and my two-year-old daughter if my husband turns out to be a militant. He was preparing to see parents go on the Haj pilgrimage. Now, allow my daughter to have the last glimpse of her father’s face,” Dr. Mudasir Gul’s wife, Humaira Gul, said.
The police on Tuesday said Dr. Gul, one among the four killed, would “harbour militants” and provide them “shelter”, besides running a call centre. However, the allegations were outrightly rejected by the family members, who vouch for his innocence.
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