Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti today asked the Kupwara administration to speed up its probe into the death of a civilian in an exchange of fire between Army personnel and terrorists in the district.
Expressing grief over the death of Asif Iqbal Bhat, a driver by profession, Mufti asked the district administration to find out the circumstances in which the Thandipora resident was killed.
She also expressed sympathies with his family.
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Bhat was injured in the firing last night. He was taken to Kralpora sub-district hospital, from where he was referred to a hospital in Srinagar, where he succumbed to his injuries.
Kupwara District Commissioner Khalid Jehangir has ordered an inquiry into the incident.
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