CPI (M) condemns Poonch incident

New Delhi, Dec 25: The Polit Bureau of the CPI(M) has strongly condemned the killing of three civilians in the Poonch district while they were in custody of the army.

In a statement the party said Mohammad Showkat, Safeer Hussain and Shabir Ahmad were rounded up by army personnel and subjected to severe torture which resulted in their deaths. “The J&K administration has announced compensation for the families of deceased. But that is not enough. There has to be a speedy investigation and punishment meted out to those responsible,” it added.