By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter
Srinagar: Marking the 12th anniversary of Doodhipora killings, Jammu Kashmir Coalition of Civil Society (JKCCS) on Thursday, February 23, said that justice to the victim families has remained elusive for the last 12 years as the investigation has not been completed and the case is still pending before the High Court.
The victim families assembled at a local graveyard on Thursday to pay obeisance to their children killed on February 22, 2006, allegedly by the army soldiers.The commemoration was held by the parents of the four youth to reiterate their demand for justice. The parents also highlighted the failures of the government in delivering justice to the families.
“In 2017, the last status report filed before the High Court the SP Handwara had stated that four officers of 33 Rashtriya Rifles (RR) were identified, headed by Captain Nitin Dutta @ Rambo out of which one Subedar Barkha Raj has retired from the army and is living somewhere in Nepal,” said JKCCS in a statement.
“Despite the nominal role of the army has not been provided by the army and still investigation is in progress,” the statement added.
On February 22, 2006, four persons including two minors were allegedly killed by the troops of 33 RR while they were playing cricket in Dodhipora, Handwara of Kupwara district in north Kashmir about 95 Kilometres away from Srinagar. The deceased persons were identified as Ghulam Hassan Bhat (18), Mohammad Aamir Hajam (09), Shakir Ahmad Wani (07) and Abdul Samad Mir (21. All of them were the residents of Dodhipora village. The then Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad ordered a judicial inquiry into the incident.