Major Aditya not named as accused in Shopian case, J&K govt tells SC
Major Aditya Kumar was not named as an accused in the FIR of the January 27 Shopian firing incident in which three civilians were killed, the Jammu and Kashmir government told Supreme Court on Monday.
A bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud said, there should be no investigation till April 24 in the case.
"Let the matter be listed for final disposal on April 24. In the meantime, there shall be no investigation on the basis of FIR till then," the apex court said.
On February 12 it restrained the Jammu and Kashmir police from taking any coercive steps against Army officers, including Major Aditya Kumar, who was earlier reportedly named as accused in the case.
Three civilians were killed when Army personnel fired at a stone-pelting mob in Ganovpora village of Shopian on January 27 this year.
The FIR was registered against personnel of 10 Garhwal Rifles under sections 302 (murder) and 307 (attempt to murder) of the Ranbir Penal Code (the penal code applicable in Jammu and Kashmir).
During the hearing today, the counsel representing Jammu and Kashmir told the bench that Major Aditya was not named as accused anywhere in the FIR.
-PTC News
