JAMMU: The Jammu and Kashmir government has ordered a magisterial probe into the encounter in #Sidhra area here in #December last year in which four #terrorists were killed.
Assistant Commissioner, Jammu, Piyush Dhotra has been appointed as an enquiry officer to conduct the probe into the encounter which took place near police check-point at Sidhra on December 28, according to an order issued by the additional district magistrate.
“I have been directed to conduct a magisterial enquiry and submit the report to district magistrate, Jammu”, Dhotra said in a notice on Wednesday.
The probe has been ordered in accordance with the guidelines issued by the National Human Rights Commission (#NHRC).
“In order to gather facts of the matter and to conduct enquiry in a fair and transparent manner, anyone having any information can come to the office and record his or her statement from today till January 21”, the officer said.
Four heavily-armed terrorists, travelling in a truck to #Kashmir after infiltrating from #Pakistan, were killed in the “chance #encounter” with security forces here.
Seven AK assault rifles, one M4 rifle, three #pistols and a large quantity of #ammunition were also seized from their possession. (PTI)
