Two policemen held for Kashmir's Narbal firing incident

Two policemen who opened fired on an unruly and stone-pelting crowd in Narbal area, leaving a teenager killed and two people injured were arrested on Saturday, police said.

A police statement issued in the evening said an unruly crowd in the morning resorted to stone pelting on a joint police and security force party, deployed on Narbal-Magam road.

"The forces resorted to firing to control the crowd of stone pelters resulting in injuries to one Suhail Ahmad Sofi, son of Abdul Ahad Sofi, a resident of Narbal who later succumbed to his injuries.

"In this regard a case, FIR number 34/2015 under sections 302,147,149,341,427 RPC, was registered in Police Station Magam, Budgam district.

"Preliminary investigation reveals that constable Javaid Ahmad had fired with his service rifle on the directions of incharge of the police party, assistant sub- inspector (ASI) Manzoor Ahmad in violation of laid down standard operating procedure.

"Both the ASI and constable have been arrested in the instant case and further investigation is underway," the statement said.

"Station House Officer (SHO) police station Magam Inspector Khursheed ur Rehman has been attached for lack of supervision," it added.