Inquiry into Hyderpora encounter over, says official
The Hindu
‘Report needs judicial acceptance before it can be made public’
The magisterial investigation ordered into the Hyderpora encounter last month has completed its inquiry and judicial approval is now awaited before it can be made public, a senior Jammu and Kashmir official said on condition of anonymity.
“Because it is a magisterial inquiry, it needs judicial acceptance before it can be made public. There are some technicalities to be completed because of which the process is delayed,” the official said. The J&K Police had also ordered their own inquiry which has also been completed but it cannot be revealed before the magisterial inquiry is made public, the official stated.
Speaking on the encounter, the official said it was unfortunate that the owner of the house Altaf Bhatt died under unfortunate circumstances caught in the crossfire, but it is yet to be confirmed if the bullets were those that were fired by the security forces or Bilal himself. Bilal is a foreign terrorist who has been residing in the house for the last four days and before that in Bandipora and his movements were confirmed by digital forensics, the official said.