File details about the killing of Kashmiri engineer in Delhi, SHRC

Srinagar, Nov 1 (UNI) Jammu and Kashmir State Human Rights Commission (SHRC) has directed the Kashmir police chief to file within seven days a factual report on the killing of a Kashmiri engineer in Delhi, which sparked massive protest here.

The directions from the SHRC chairman M Y Kawoosa came on a complaint filed by Ishfaq Ahmad Lone, brother of the deceased engineer Irshad Ahmad Lone.

The complaint alleged that Irshad, a resident of Chanapora, had gone to Delhi for seeking a job in an automobile company but arrested and later tortured to death by the Delhi police on September 21.

Seeking justice, it prayed that the circumstances in which Irshad was killed be investigated and those guilty found punished.

The SHRC directed the Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kashmir range to furnish a detailed factual report in the matter by November 7.

The killing of Irshad triggered a massive protest for four days in the up town Chanapora and adjoining areas, demanding action against the Delhi police officials.

Cutting across the party lines, separatists and mainstream political parties also strongly condemned the killing of Irshad and demanded probe.

However, the Delhi police already denied the allegations.

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad took the matter with his Delhi courterpart who assured to get the incident investigated.

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