In Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir, the High Court today directed the authorities to exhume the body of a civilian from Banihal area of Ramban district who was martyred by Indian troops in Hyderpora fake encounter last year and provide Rs 5 lakh compensation to the family.
Indian troops had martyred four civilians including Aamir Magrey, Altaf Ahmed Butt and Dr Mudassir Gull in a staged encounter in Hyderpora area of Srinagar on November 15, 2021.
The decision comes a week after a bench of Justice Sanjeev Kumar reserved the verdict after hearing the slain Aamir Magrey’s father Muhammad Latief Magrey through his lawyer Deepika Singh Rajawat, and Indian Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) and IIOJK authorities.
The court in its judgment today directed the authorities to exhume the body of Aamir and return it to his family for last rites. The court also directed the authorities to pay Rs 5 lakh compensation to the family.
Pertinently, the bodies of Altaf Ahmad Butt and Dr Mudasir Gull were exhumed and returned to the families following massive demonstrations against their extrajudicial killings.—KMS
