Hyderpora encounter: Slain Mohammad Amir's father claims his son was not a militant

The father of Mohammad Amir, who was killed by security forces in Hyderpora encounter, has refuted the Jammu and Kashmir police's claim that his son was a militant.

Refuting the Jammu and Kashmir police's claim that his son was a militant and was with a Pakistani terrorist when he was killed in Hyderpora encounter, Mohammad Latief Magray on Tuesday asked if this was the reward for being a nationalist and killing a militant with bare hands in his village over 15 years ago.

Magray, a resident of Gool tehsil in Ramban district and father of Mohammad Amir, appealed to Lt Governor Manoj Sinha to provide “justice to his family” and also return the body of his son for proper burial.