A Srinagar court has directed the Crime Branch to file an FIR against an official of Nowgam police station in connection with the custodial death of a youth in Natipora last week .
The order came a day after mother of the deceased filed a petition before the Chief Judicial Magistrate seeking a probe into the alleged custodial killing of her son by police.
” There were visible marks of violence on the body of deceased,” the petition by the mother read.
She sought directions from the court to the Station House Officer, Crime Branch, Srinagar to lodge an FIR under relevant provisions of the law against the main accused and all other unidentified police officials who allegedly tortured his son .
” The police are mandated under law to register FIR of every cognizable offence once the same is disclosed and investigate the same . In the present case , the police have not done so “, reads the order issued by the court.
It further added that ” The police are only to examine the matter from the point of investigation of a case for the purposes of proper investigation and not for the purpose of finding merits of the case on appreciation of the facts stated and information brought to its notice by any person with regard to the occurrence”.
The 25-year-old Muslim Muneer Ahmed , of Budshah Nagar , Srinagar was summoned to the Nowgam police station on July 9 , in a case pertaining to the theft of a two-wheeler.
The family alleged that he was killed in custody and later dropped home.
The petition had also sought direction to the SSP Crime Branch, Srinagar to constitute SIT and conduct monitored probe in the case.
Soon after the incident , J&K police had ordered a formal inquiry and also suspended one of its officials after a city youth died when he was called for questioning by the police.
