Srinagar: The inquiry officer on Sunday asked people, including the relatives of the deceased, to record their statements about the incident.
Additional District Magistrate, Baramulla, has been appointed by Deputy Commissioner, Baramulla, G N Itoo as an inquiry officer to conduct a magisterial enquiry into the circumstances of the death of Irfan Ahmad Dar.
Protests had erupted in north Kashmir’s Sopore town after Dar (23) allegedly died in police custody on Tuesday. While the police said the youth escaped from custody and his body was found later, the youth’s family claimed it was a “murder in custody”.
“The public in general and the close relatives of the deceased Irfan Ahmad Dar, son of Mohammad Akbar Dar of Sidiq Colony, Sopore, along with the persons having knowledge about the case in particular, are hereby informed through the medium of this notice to record their statements regarding the knowledge about the alleged custodial death of the deceased before the enquiry officer,” a notice issued by the inquiry officer said.
