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Probe ordered into killing of Kashmiri youth by Indian army

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March 6, 2013
Srinagar, Mar 6: The army Wednesday said it has ordered a time-bound probe into the death of a youth in army firing in north Kashmir's Baramulla town, and assured that "the truth will prevail" once it is completed.

"We have our own investigating agency. A time-bound inquiry is on. If there was any lapse, let me assure you in the true tradition of the army that the truth will prevail, justice will prevail. That is the word of honour," the Baramulla divisional commander, Major General V.G. Khandarey, told reporters here.kashmir

He was speaking after a meeting Wednesday with Medical Education Minister Taj Mohiuddin, Minister of State for Home Sajad Kitchloo, Divisional Commissioner (Kashmir) Asgar Hassan Samoon and the district magistrate of Baramulla in connection with the incident.

"Firstly, let me tell you that the relation between the 'awam' (people) and the army in Baramulla dates back to 1947. It is the oldest relationship between two brothers. The men in uniform and the men in civvies are two brothers. When we say people have been shot, I can understand. We definitely condole the death of the young boy," Khandarey said.

Terming the incident as "unfortunate and regrettable", Mohiuddin said: "The army has assured us of a time-bound inquiry. An FIR (First Information Report) has also been lodged. Those involved would be brought to justice."

Following the death of the youth Tuesday, curfew continued in Baramulla town, the adjacent town of Sopore, five police station areas in summer capital Srinagar and south Kashmir's Kulgam and Pulwama towns Wednesday.

Incidents of stone pelting on the security forces by angry mobs have taken place at about a dozen places in the Kashmir Valley since the youth's death.

The police and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) are handling the situation with maximum restraint.

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Earlier:

Kashmir on the boil again; curfew imposed

Srinagar, Mar 6: Authorities imposed curfew in many areas across the Kashmir valley on Wednesday following the brutal killing of a youth on Tuesday in the northern town of Baramulla by security forces.

"Curfew has been imposed in Rainawari, Nowhatta, SR.Gunj, Safa Kadal, Maisuma, Kralkhud and Zadibal police stations areas of Srinagar city today. Curfew has also been imposed in Baramulla, Sopore, Pulwama and Kulgam towns", a senior police officer said here.

Reports from other major towns of the valley indicate police and central reserve police force (CRPF) have been deployed in strength to maintain law and order.

Tahir Lateef Sofi, 24, was killed in a firing incident at Chati Padshahi Bridge in north Kashmir's Baramulla town, allegedly by the Army, during protests on Tuesday evening.

Residents of the area said a group of locals started the protest gathering in Kakar Hammam area of the town after homes were ransacked and parked vehicles smashed, allegedly by security forces, and there was firing in the air from security personnel to quell the protest.

Thousands of people later gathered in the town and attacked the office of the district magistrate demanding action against those involved in the killing of the youth.

The district magistrate has ordered a magisterial enquiry into the firing incident. Baramulla police have also registered an FIR against those security personnel responsible for the firing.

State chief minister Omar Abdullah has again reiterated his demand for the partial revocation of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) that gives blanket immunity to the Army and the paramilitary forces deployed to fight militancy in areas declared "disturbed" under the act.

The chief minister broke down in the state legislative assembly on Tuesday when the opposition People's Democratic Party (PDP) staged a walkout over the Baramulla youth's killing. Omar Abdhullah promised that those responsible for the killing would be brought to justice.

The chief minister later dispelled rumours that he had decided to resign over the issue. Omar Abdullah said on his micro blogging Twitter site if stepping down as chief minister could bring a man back to life, he would resign in a flash.

The Army, meanwhile, has denied that its men were involved in the killing of the Baramulla youth.

An Army spokesman said: "An aggressive mob of over 250 people attacked a foot patrol of the Army in the town yesterday. Despite repeated warnings and caution, the mob surrounded the patrol and people from within the crowd started attacking Army personnel.

"The patrol was soon outnumbered, leaving some of them injured. A person out of the mob assaulted the Army personnel with an iron rod creating a life threatening situation. To extricate themselves, the patrol fired, aiming in the air, which could not have resulted in any injury as the place of the incident where the person died was well away from the location of the patrol, and could have in no way been affected by the firing by the patrol in the air".

The spokesman added that there were intelligence inputs with regard to the plans by militants to entangle Army personnel, particularly in Baramulla, in a protest, and to attack the Army taking shield of the crowd, with a view to trigger large-scale violence.

"The Army has ordered an investigation to get to the bottom of the truth", the spokesman said.

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New Delhi, Jan 16: The Arvind Kejriwal-led Delhi government on Thursday rejected the mercy plea of Mukesh, one of the convicts in the 2012 Nirbhaya case.

The mercy plea was then forwarded to Lieutenant Governor, who has now sent it to Union Ministry of Home Affairs.

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The victim, who was later given the name Nirbhaya, had succumbed to injuries at a hospital in Singapore where she had been airlifted for medical treatment.

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April 25,2020

New Delhi, Apr 25: With 1,429 more COVID-19 cases reported in the last 24 hours, India's count of coronavirus cases has reached 24,506, said Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Friday.

Out of these, 18,668 patients are active cases and 5063 cases have been cured, discharged, or migrated.

The death toll stands at 775, with as many as 57 deaths reported in the last 24 hours.

According to the morning update by the ministry, Maharashtra continues to be the worst-hit State with 6,817 cases of which 840 patients have recovered and 301 patients have died.

Gujarat now stands in the second spot with 2,815 cases, of which 265 have recovered and 127 people have died. Meanwhile, Delhi's count stands at 2,514 of which 857 patients have recovered, while 53 patients have lost their lives.

Tamil Nadu's COVID-19 figure stands at 1,755 with 866 patients recovered and 22 fatalities. Rajasthan has reported 2,034 cases of which 230 have recovered and 27 patients are dead.

Madhya Pradesh has reported 1,852 positive cases so far of which 210 patients have recovered and 92 patients have lost their lives due to the virus. In Uttar Pradesh, as many as 1,621 people have confirmed COVID-19, of which 247 recovered and 25 people have succumbed to it.

In Kerala, which reported the country's first COVID-19 case, 450 people have been detected positive for coronavirus.

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January 9,2020

Raipur, Jan 9: An outbreak of bird flu has been reported from a state-run poultry farm in Chhattisgarh's Korea district, prompting the authorities to cull over 15,000 birds and step up vigil on poultry birds within 10 km radius of the affected area, officials said on Thursday.

So far, 15,426 chickens and quails have been culled and 30,000 eggs destroyed after the highly contagious H5N1 virus was detected among birds at the poultry farm and hatchery in Baikunthpur town, located around 300 km from here, they said.

There has been no case of infection in humans so far due to the outbreak of avian influenza, they said.

"After some chickens and quails were found dead on December 7 last year in the farm, their samples were collected and sent to local laboratories for testing," Dr R S Baghel, deputy director, veterinary department, Korea, told news agency.

When the disease was not properly detected, samples were further sent to Jabalpur in Madhya Pradesh where veterinarians suggested symptoms of chronic respiratory disease, following which their line of treatment was followed.

"Despite the treatment, the abnormal deaths of birds continued," Baghel said.

Later, the samples were sent to Bhopal-based National Institute of High-Security Animal Diseases where tests were found positive for the H5N1 virus on December 23, he said.

"Immediately after getting reports of bird flu, we took permission from the Korea district administration, as per the standard procedure, and culled all 15,426 birds (chickens and quails) and destroyed 30,000 eggs in the farm and its adjoining areas," the official said.

Of the total culled birds, nearly 641 chickens were being reared by locals within one km radius of the farm. The locals were given compensation for the culling of their birds, he said.

"We have completed the culling process and sealed the farm. After sanitising the area in 10 km of its radius, we submitted a report to the state's directorate of veterinary services on Wednesday," Baghel said.

"No human has been affected due to the outbreak and the situation is under control. We are waiting for further directives from the higher authorities," he said.

The official said for the next three months, they will be conducting surveillance in 10 km radius of the affected area during which blood samples of birds will be regularly sent to Bhopal for testing.

"We will continue our observation for next three months," he added.

Meanwhile, state veterinary services director C R Prasanna said, "No human has so far been affected due to avian influenza and workers at the poultry farm at Baikunthpur have been given medicines as a precautionary measure."

Nearly 40 villages fall within the purview of 10 km radius of the affected area from where random sampling of poultry birds will be done for next three months to check whether they are infected with avian influenza, he said.

"Necessary steps are being taken to prevent bird flu from spreading to other areas," he added.

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