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Probe accuses Kashmir policemen | |
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The final report of a probe into a case surrounding an alleged rape and double murder in Indian-administered Kashmir has confirmed the police were involved. | |
An earlier interim report recommended the prosecution of certain officials for tampering with evidence. | |
Subsequently, the government suspended four police officers and an official at the forensic science laboratory. | |
The bodies of two women were discovered in a canal on 30 May. Their murders sparked violent protests in Kashmir. | |
After the discovery of the bodies in the town of Shopian, the government initially maintained that the two women had died in an accident and that they had not been raped or killed. | |
But the police registered a case of both rape and murder. | |
The incident seriously challenged the credibility and ability of the chief minister, Omar Abdullah, who subsequently ordered a judicial inquiry into the case conducted by retired judge Justice Muzaffar Jan. | |
The commission submitted its final report to the government on Tuesday. | The commission submitted its final report to the government on Tuesday. |
It asked the government to publish the 150-page report so the public had access to its contents. | |
Many in Kashmir had expressed fears that the judicial probe would not be impartial. | |
The case sent shockwaves through the valley. | |
Two people died and hundreds were injured in clashes between the police and the protesters. | Two people died and hundreds were injured in clashes between the police and the protesters. |
Businesses in Shopian have been closed for the past 41 days. | Businesses in Shopian have been closed for the past 41 days. |