Srinagar, April 3 -- Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor on Friday ordered a magisterial inquiry into the death of a man, who was claimed by the Army to be a terrorist, during an "encounter" on April 1 in the Arhama forest area of Ganderbal district.
The encounter resulted in the death of 28-year-old Raashid Ahmad Mughal, a resident of Chuntwaliwar Lar in Ganderbal.
On Wednesday morning, the Army said that one terrorist was killed during a joint operation with the J&K Police in the Arhama area of Ganderbal district. However, the family of the deceased contested the claim, stating that the deceased had no links to militancy. Hours later, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah called for a "transparent and time-bound probe" into t...