SPs will head district level SITs to probe Civilian Killings during 2016 Unrest Archives

The government on Wednesday revealed the Deputy and Additional Superintendent of Police will head the district level Special Investigation Teams (SIT) for carrying out the “time bound” investigation in civilian killings during 2016 uprising. This was revealed in a written reply by the Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti to a query raised by MLA Muhammad Shafi during the question hour session in the Legislative Assembly. Shafi had sought whether any inquiry was ordered by government to probe the excessive use of force during the 2016 uprising in Kashmir. In its written…