Army's Assurance After Protests Over Jammu And Kashmir Civilian Killings
NDTV
The killings triggered massive protests with angry demonstrators throwing stones at the camp, blaming the Army for the killings.
The Jammu and Kashmir police have filed a case and promised a fair probe while the Army assured cooperation into investigations after two civilians were killed in firing outside an army camp in Rajouri yesterday. The killings triggered massive protests with angry demonstrators throwing stones at the camp, blaming the Army for the killings.
The victims were identified as Surinder Kumar and Kamal Kishore, said the Army. Another man, Anil Kumar - a resident of Uttarakhand, was also injured in the incident. The victims, who were labourers at the camp, were approaching the base when they were fired at.
The army had said both the civilians were killed in terrorist firing. "In an early morning firing incident by unidentified terrorists at Rajouri near Military Hospital, there has been fatal casualty of two individuals. The police, security forces and civil administration officials are on the site," they had said.
But hundreds of protesters blocked the Jammu-Poonch highway, demanding action against army guards whom they accused of the killings. A senior army officer later assured them that the Army will cooperate in the investigations and also help the families of the victims.
