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Omar in Baramulla to assess fallout of CISF firing
Tuesday January 03, 2012 12:19:28 PM,
IANS
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Jammu: Jammu and
Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah flew to Boniyar village in
Baramulla district Tuesday to assess the situation following a
student protesting power shortage being killed in firing by the
Central Industrial Security Force (CISF).
Class 12 student Altaf Ahmad Sood was killed and two other
civilians were injured when CISF troopers allegedly opened fire on
demonstrators protesting power shortage in their village in north
Kashmir Monday afternoon. The valley is facing acute power
shortage.
Abdullah, who had sent his two ministers and top police officers
to Boniyar, 60 km from Srinagar, soon after the incident Monday,
flew to the area from Jammu Tuesday morning.
Official sources said he disclosed to his aides that he wanted to
be with the people at this hour, understand the sequence of events
that led to the tragic incident and the action taken by the law
and order authorities.
Five CISF troopers have been arrested on charges of murder,
according to Minister of State for Home Nasir Aslam Wani.
The chief minister would hold a meeting in Srinagar to assess the
possible fall out of the incident, the attempts by separatists and
others to exploit the same for causing more trouble and the
measures needed to maintain peace, the sources said.
"Law of the land will take its course," Abdullah had told officers
in a meeting late Monday night, according to the sources.
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