DSP lynching: Main accused killed in encounter, 20 arrested: IG Kashmir

That investigation in the case going on 'expeditiously and effectively', 20 accused arrested, more arrests will be made soon, police officer said.

Srinagar, July 24: According to Jammu and Kashmir police department, one of the main accused in connection with the lynching of Deputy SP Ayub Pandit was killed in an encounter on July 12 and twenty people have been arrested so far.

Inspector General of Police, Kashmir, Munir Khan, in a press conference on Monday, said 20 people have been arrested in connection with the lynching of Deputy Superintendent of Police Mohammad Ayub Pandit, reported news agency ANI.

Describing the incident as "serious" and the "first of its kind" in the Valley, Khan said investigations are going on expeditiously.

Adding further, he confirmed that a Hizbul Mujahideen terrorist Sajid Ahmad Gilkar, had played a key role in instigating the mob to lynch DSP Ayub Pandith, was killed by security forces in Budgam district on July 12.

The IG said that during the investigation, the police found that four miscreants, including Gilkar, played a major role in instigating the mob against Pandit.

"It was a very serious incident and the first of its kind in the Valley," he added.

DSP Mohammed Ayub Pandith was lynched by a mob after he allegedly opened fire at a group of people who caught him clicking pictures near a mosque in the downtown area of Srinagar. Pandith was seen moving in suspicious circumstances by some people near Jamia Masjid in Nowhatta area at 12.30 AM.

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