Omar on custodial death: I choose to remain silent
October 03, 2011  15:15
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Amid the strident campaign by the People's Democratic Party over the alleged custodial death of National Conference worker, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today refuted all the charges levelled against him, accused the Opposition of twisting all the facts, and said that he had nothing to hide, and had initiated a probe into the incident.  

Omar Abdullah said: "As a chief minister I took appropriate action in the case. I ordered a judicial probe immediately. If I had to hide anything then I would not have ordered for a probe. The opposition has been twisting the facts and they considered my silence as my inaction."

"It is important to know that if we had anything to hide we would not have ordered a judicial inquiry,' he added.  

Omar further hitting out at the PDP said that the accusation levelled by the Opposition, that the deceased was tortured is wrong, as it is not based on any facts.

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