The J&K State Human Rights Commission (SHRC) has recommended identification of the victims buried in 2,080 ‘unidentified and unmarked’ graves, found in Rajouri and Poonch districts of the Jammu region, using DNA profiling and other forensic examinations. The state government, in its report to the SHRC, has already accepted the presence of 1,486 and 594 unidentified and unmarked graves in Poonch and Rajouri districts, respectively. The recommendations are similar to those issued by the SHRC on October 19, 2011, for the identification of 2,156 unidentified bodies discovered in ‘unmarked graves’…
Read MoreRights panel wants DNA profiling of 2,080 ‘Unidentified and Unmarked Graves’
