Sopore Custodial Death

A day after the death of a shopkeeper, allegedly in police custody, the Jammu and Kashmir police has refused to hand over the body to his family, saying a gathering on his funeral could have increased the scope of COVID-19 transmission.

All internet services have been snapped in north Jammu and Kashmir's Sopore town after death of a shopkeeper, allegedly in police custody, led to protests. The family has alleged that Irfan Ahmad Dar was tortured to death after he and his brother, Javid Ahmad, were picked up by police from their shop on Tuesday afternoon.

Two policemen were arrested for their alleged role in custodial killing of 28-year-old Nazim Rashid. Rashid, 28, had died in a police camp in Sopore, in Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, hours after the police picked him up, to question him about his alleged role in the killing of a civilian.

Opposition MLAs from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) today bore the brunt of the anger surrounding the custodial death of a man in Sopore in Jammu and Kashmir. Locals attacked several MLAs who had gone to the victim's home to offer condolences to his family.The legislators were thrashed and their vehicles were damaged in stone-pelting, forcing t...

Two policemen have been suspended and an MLA has been arrested for protesting against the custodial death of the 28-year-old Nazeem Rashid in Sopore.

There was widespread anger in Sopore against the killing of a young man in police custody. Nazim Rashid, 28, died in a police camp in Sopore on Saturday, hours after the police picked him up to question him about his alleged role in the killing of a civilian.

Twenty eight-year-old Anjum Rashid has allegedly died in police custody in Kashmir's Sopore town. He was picked up by the police on Saturday for questioning in connection with the killing of a civilian in the area.

A day after the death of a shopkeeper, allegedly in police custody, the Jammu and Kashmir police has refused to hand over the body to his family, saying a gathering on his funeral could have increased the scope of COVID-19 transmission.

All internet services have been snapped in north Jammu and Kashmir's Sopore town after death of a shopkeeper, allegedly in police custody, led to protests. The family has alleged that Irfan Ahmad Dar was tortured to death after he and his brother, Javid Ahmad, were picked up by police from their shop on Tuesday afternoon.

Two policemen were arrested for their alleged role in custodial killing of 28-year-old Nazim Rashid. Rashid, 28, had died in a police camp in Sopore, in Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, hours after the police picked him up, to question him about his alleged role in the killing of a civilian.

Opposition MLAs from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) today bore the brunt of the anger surrounding the custodial death of a man in Sopore in Jammu and Kashmir. Locals attacked several MLAs who had gone to the victim's home to offer condolences to his family.The legislators were thrashed and their vehicles were damaged in stone-pelting, forcing t...

Two policemen have been suspended and an MLA has been arrested for protesting against the custodial death of the 28-year-old Nazeem Rashid in Sopore.

There was widespread anger in Sopore against the killing of a young man in police custody. Nazim Rashid, 28, died in a police camp in Sopore on Saturday, hours after the police picked him up to question him about his alleged role in the killing of a civilian.

Twenty eight-year-old Anjum Rashid has allegedly died in police custody in Kashmir's Sopore town. He was picked up by the police on Saturday for questioning in connection with the killing of a civilian in the area.