Srinagar, May 28(Scoop News) – Jammu & Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has expressed his concern to the Army authorities regarding the Machil incident. The Chief Minister conveyed his concerns to the GOC 15 Corps Lt. General N.C Marwah who called on him here today at the Chief Minister’s residence.
The GOC 15 Corps assured the Chief Minister that the Army will cooperate fully with all investigating agencies / enquiries setup by the state government and assist them to reach the truth. The General also informed the Chief Minister that based on the preliminary investigation of the J&K Police the Army Commander Northern Command Lt. General B.S. Jaswal has already ordered a high level internal Army enquiry into the incident to bare the facts transparently and to bring to book anybody if found guilty. The GOC assured the Chief Minister that the Army authorities at no point will cover up any incident where human right violations are proved.
The Chief Minister reiterated his government’s commitment to Zero Tolerance to Human Right Violations and desired that all concerned also live up to this commitment.
Meanwhile Jammu and Kashmir Police filed a murder case against the army for alleged fake encounter. The police have arrested Territorial Army man in connection with the incident.
It may be mentioned here that Army had claimed to have killed three militants on April 30 this year.The Army says it’s concerned about the seriousness of the allegations. It says a fast track inquiry will be conducted to ascertain fact. Army says it’s fully cooperating with the police..