Waiting for viscera report for final opinion: SSP Kathua
Jammu, Mar 15: Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Kathua, Shobhit Saxena Saturday stated that the Police were waiting for the viscera report for final opinion vis-à-vis the cause of death of three Billawar persons while investigation was still underway.
Saxena, while responding to Greater Kashmir queries about the latest status of the case and exact cause behind the death of the trio, said, “We have received the post-mortem reports. Investigation is underway. Viscera report is still awaited from the Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL), Chandigarh for final opinion.”
Greater Kashmir had reported earlier also in its March 10 edition that the post-mortem report of the trio did not reveal any external injuries but fall-related injury marks. “The post-mortem reports did not reveal any bullet or sharp-edged weapon injury marks. However, the reports did show fall-related injury marks,” official sources had pointed out.
The bodies of the trio were recovered from Ishu nullah on March 8 in Lohai Malhar area from where they had gone missing on March 6 evening on their way back home after attending a marriage procession.
On March 9, the Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha had ordered a thorough and transparent investigation. With the assurance of all necessary support to the bereaved families, LG Sinha had reaffirmed that the perpetrators would be brought to justice at the earliest and accountability would be fixed.
Meanwhile, the Union Minister of State in PMO Dr Jitendra Singh Saturday said, “I believe the way Government has taken cognizance of it (incident), it will be ensured that recurrence of such incidents does not take place and our common citizens can feel safe and secure and live in peace demonstrating confidence in the system.”
Dr Jitendra, who represents Kathua-Doda-Udhampur in the Parliament, was responding to media queries on the sidelines of an event in Hiranagar in Kathua district.
On March 9, Dr Jitendra, through a tweet, while condemning the incident had stated that there seemed to be a “deep conspiracy behind brutal killing of three youth in Bani by the terrorists” and it was a matter of great concern.
“Memorials are built to inspire future generations. During the tenure of the Prime Minister Narendra, this process has started to bring our all forgotten heroes and martyrs to the fore by raising memorials or naming institutions, roads after them,” he said, responding to a related query after inaugurating a memorial built to commemorate the sacrifice of “Martyr Vakeel singh” who laid down his life in the line of duty in 1984 in the North-East.
