HCBA, JKSM condemns killing

The High Court Bar Association and acting chairman of J&K Salvation Movement has condemned the killing of Ghulam Nabi Mir, uncle of Advocate Hilal Rashid of Pampore.

On October 7, Ghulam Nabi was hit on head by gun butts and beaten to pulp outside his house by a joint party of police and paramilitary CRPF, the Association said. He later succumbed to his injuries at, Soura here on Oct 14. A team of Bar members including Rafiq Joo, Bashir Siddique visited the bereaved family and prayed for the deceased.

Meanwhile, the acting chairman of J&K Salvation Movement, Tufail Altaf Bhat has also condemned the killing. He said, under black laws like AFSPA, the troops were given free hand to commit atrocities in Kashmir and kill civilians