J-K cops crack case of lynching of police officer

July 06, 2017 20:21

The Jammu and Kashmir Police today said it had cracked the case of lynching of a police officer last month by arresting "three to four" persons.

Other accused have also been identified and will be arrested soon, Inspector General of Police, Kashmir, Munir Ahmad Khan said.

Deputy Superintendent of Police Ayub Pandith was stripped and lynched by a mob outside Jamia Masjid in Nowhatta area of old Srinagar on the night of Shab-e-Qadar on June 22, triggering an outrage in Kashmir.

"We have been able to identify the real persons involved in that case and we have arrested three-to-four persons. We will be arresting others also," Khan said.

"We have been able to recover the belongings (of the DySP) such as the identity card and the pistol," the IGP added.

He said the investigation was going in the right direction.

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