‘Custodial deaths’: ‘Justice will be done’: Rajnath Singh assures families of three civilians in Rajouri
Hindustan TimesDefence minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday assured the kin of three men who allegedly died in army custody on Thursday of completing the investigations and delivering justice to the aggrieved families within a month, said Mohammad Sadeeq, panch of Topa Peer village. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh accompanied by Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha meets the families of the three civilians who were killed near the site of an anti-terrorist operation in Poonch, during his visit to Rajouri on Wednesday. Three men Safeer Hussain, 44, Showkat Ali, 22, and Shabir Hussain, 32, of Topa Peer village were allegedly tortured to death inside Army camp of the 48 RR at Bafliaz on Friday. “To our demand of lands to the three families, the defence minister directed the administration to identify the land at Surankote or Potha because now there is fear among the families,” said Sadeeq.